“The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.”

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.

There are no limits. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.

Each moment that passes changes you. You can’t even own yourself. How can you ever hope to own anyone or anything else.

Remember my friend to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishment, for life is too short for negative energy.

Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become.

Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady.

You and your opponent are one. There is a coexisting relationship between you. You coexist with your opponent and become his complement, absorbing his attack and using his force to overcome him.

True refinement seeks simplicity.

Learning is a constant process of discovery – a process without end.

Simplicity is the key to brilliance.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of the darkness.

Organization is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up.

Be open to new information and ideas.

We don’t have as many managers as we should, but we would rather have too few than too many.

Brains first and then Hard Work.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.

Great success always comes at the risk of enormous failure.