Reading good books implants good ideas in the mind, develops good aspirations, and leads to the cultivation of good friends.

One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits.

Studying the martial Way is like climbing a cliff: keep going forward without rest. Resting is not permissible because it causes recessions to old adages of achievement. Persevering day in, day out improves techniques, but resting one day causes lapses. This must be prevented.

Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and half spiritual. The karateist who has given the necessary years of exercise and meditation is a tranquil person. He is unafraid. He can even be calm in a burning building.

Sice Karate exists for cultivating the spirit and training the body, it must be a moral way surpassing mere techniques.

Human beings are capable of virtually limitless degradation; they are also capable of virtually limitless improvement and achievement. Success depends on goals and on diligence in pursuing them.

It is possible for even the smallest of accolades of achievement to be truly worthwhile without tears and toil?