If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying.

A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.

To see is to be decieved. To hear is to be lied to. To FEEL is to believe.

Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding.

I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged.

What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is 'glory'? What kind of victory is 'glorious'?

We [tend to] have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We [often feel that we] cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its root in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone; we are not alone when we imitate.