Either you understand or you don't, and that is that.

The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being

If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow -- you are not understanding yourself.

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.

Each moment that passes changes you...You can't even own yourself. How can you ever hope to own anyone or anything else.

The founder of any branch must be more ingenious than the common man. However, if his achievement is not carried on by disciples of the same ingenuity, then things will only become formalized and get stuck in a cul-de-sac; whereby breakthrough and progress will be almost impossible.

True refinement seeks simplicity.