A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.
If there is a God, he is within. You don’t ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.
For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.
As you think, so shall you become.
If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Self-knowledge involves relationship. To know oneself is to study one self in action with another person. Relationship is a process of self evaluation and self revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself – to be is to be related.
Now I see that I will never find the light Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, Consuming myself.
Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.
Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image.
Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.
Boards don’t hit back.
Real living is living for others.
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.
Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.
Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.