Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising.

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.

As you think, so shall you become.

In building a statue, a sculptor doesn't keep adding clay to his subject. Actually, he keeps chiseling away at the nonessentials until the truth of his creation is revealed without obstruction.

Belts are only good for holding up your pants

Never waste energy on worries or negative thoughts, all problems are brought into existence -drop them.

Turn your sparring into play - but always play seriously.