Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) aged 32. He was a Hong
Kong-American actor, Director, martial artist, screen writer, producer, and
philosopher.
1.
“A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure
or hire a bodyguard.”
2.
“Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by
reflection within the soul.”
3.
“Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat
has been accepted as a reality.”
4.
“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain
totality.”
5.
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re
not in this world to live up to mine.”
6.
“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going
with and not against my nature.”
7.
“Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.”
8.
“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the
bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”
9.
“Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.”
10. “The possession of
anything begins in the mind.”
11. “To hell with
circumstances; I create opportunities.”
12. “A goal is not always
meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
13. “Defeat is not defeat
unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.”
14. “In order to taste my cup
of water you must first empty your cup.”
15. “Life itself is your
teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.”
16. “Obey the principles
without being bound by them.”
17. “The consciousness of
self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.”
18. “The spirit of the
individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.”
19. “To know oneself is to
study oneself in action with another person.”
20. “A good teacher protects
his pupils from his own influence.”
21. “Fear comes from uncertainty;
we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better.”
22. “If you don’t want to
slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.”
23. “In the middle of chaos
lies opportunity.”
24. “Life’s battles don’t
always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins,
is the man who thinks he can.”
25. “The successful warrior
is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
26. “A quick temper will make a fool of you soon
enough.”
27. “Be happy, but never
satisfied.”
28. “If you love life, don’t
waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”
29. “Preparation for
tomorrow is hard work today.”
30. “The key to immortality
is first living a life worth remembering.”
31. “Use only that which
works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
32. “A wise man can learn
more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
33. “Do not pray for an easy
life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
34. “For it is easy to
criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a
lifetime.”
35. “If you spend too much
time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. Make at least one
definite move daily toward your goal.”
36. “It’s not what you give,
it’s the way you give it.”
37. “Man, the living
creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any
established style or system.”
38. “Real living is living
for others.”
39. “The knowledge and
skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably
in emptiness, without obstruction.”
40. “Using no way as a way, having no limitation
as limitation.”
41. “Adapt what is useful,
reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”
42. “If you think a thing is
impossible, you’ll only make it impossible.”
43. “Knowing is not enough,
we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
44. “There is “what is” only
when there is no comparing and to live with “what is” is to be peaceful.”
45. “What you habitually
think largely determines what you will ultimately become.”
46. “Always be yourself,
express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a
successful personality and duplicate it.”
47. “Don’t get set into one
form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.”
48. “I fear not the man who
has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick
10,000 times.”
49. “If you want to learn to
swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help
you.”
50. “Knowledge will give you
power, but character respect.”
51. “Mistakes are always
forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”
52. “Those who are unaware
they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.”
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