You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning karate is not very different from learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter; you will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate-do.

Try to do exactly as you are taught without complaining or quibbling.

What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life.

Spirit first, technique second.

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.

Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state

The correct understanding of Karate and its proper use is Karate-do. One who truly trains in this do [way] and actually understands Karate-do is never easily drawn into a fight.