Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

The idea is that flowing water never goes stale, so just keep on flowing.

The point is the doing of them rather than the accomplishments . There is no actor but the action; there is no experiencer but the experience.

Let the spirit out - Discard all thoughts of reward, all hopes of praise and fears of blame, all awareness of one's bodily self. And, finally closing the avenues of sense perception, let the spirit out, as it will.

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

A kung fu man who was really good was not proud at all. Pride emphasizes the superiority of one's status. There has to be fear and insecurity in pride, because when you aim at being highly esteemed and achieve such status, you automatically start to worry about losing status.

Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.