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.

Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body

Do not let your opponent see your spirit

Even if a man has no natural ability, he can be a warrior.

If the enemy stays spirited it is difficult to crush him.

You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain

If you wish to control others you must first control yourself