Water adopts the shape of its receptacle, it is sometimes a trickle and sometimes a wild sea.

The Way is in training... Do nothing which is not of value.

It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle.

As if with the nut and flower, the nut has become less than the flower... both those teaching and those learning are concerned with colouring and showing off their technique, trying to hasten the bloom of the flower.

The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them

All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them

If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practice constantly.