To change with change is the changeless state

The two primary moral questions. There are two sorts of problems concerning moral issues: where does good or bad action derive from? What makes an action bad or good

The good man wins a victory and then stops; he will not go on to acts of violent winning, he boasteth not, he will not triumph, he shows no arrogance. He wins because he cannot choose. After his victory he will not be overbearing.

One should be in harmony with, not in opposition to, the strength and force of the opposition. This means that one should do nothing that is not natural or spontaneous; the important thing is not to strain in any way

The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a pattern of systems

Art is the way to the absolute and to the essence of human life

Because one does not want to be disturbed, to be made uncertain, he establishes a pattern of conduct, of thought, a pattern of relationship to man etc. Then he becomes a slave to the pattern and takes the pattern to be the real thing

The world is full of people who are determined to be somebody or to give trouble. They want to get ahead, to stand out. Such ambition has no use for a gung fu man, who rejects all forms of self-assertiveness and competition

Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life! Do not be concerned with escaping safely – lay your life before him

As the great Sun Tzu said: ‘When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better

The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction

Life is better lived than conceptualized. This writing can be less demanding should I allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation.

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

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus

Boards don’t hit back

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own

To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive

I will not allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation

To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.

Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential

Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.

Anger should be expressed. Any anger that is not coming out, flowing freely, will turn into sadism, power drive, stammering, and other means of torturing

The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man

Masters in all branches of art must first be masters in living, for the soul creates everything

The enemy of development is this pain phobia – the unwillingness to do a tiny bit of suffering

The body performs better when the athlete lets it go than when he tries to drive it.

Experiencing is believing. A fat belly cannot believe that such a thing as hunger exists.

Running water never grows stale. So you have to keep flowing

If you would not spill the wine, do not fill the glass too full. If you wish your blade to hold it’s edge, do not try to make it over-keen

Concentration is a form of exclusion, and where there is exclusion, there is a thinker who excludes.

As the water manifests the brightness of the moon, the moon manifests the clarity of the water

Nothingness cannot be defined; the softest thing cannot be snapped

Honesty and love. Frankness and truthfulness to myself and to the one I love. Truthful between two as one. You are part of my life, no pride, vanity, or anger involved.

Pliability is life; rigidity is death, whether one speaks of man’s body, his mind, or his spirit

Let the spiritual grow up through the common. Live content with small means; seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion. Be worthy, not respectable, wealthy, not rich; study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common

Life is a process, not a goal; a means but not an end; a constant movement rather than an established pattern.

Relaxation is a physical state, but it is controlled by the mental state. It is acquired by the conscious effort to control the thought as well as the action pattern. It takes perception, practice and willingness to train the mind into new habits of thinking and the body into new habits of action.

Art is the expression of the self; the more complicated and restrictive a method is, the lesser the opportunity for expression of one’s original sense of freedom.

Concentration is the root of all the higher abilities in man

It is not a shame to be knocked down by other people. The important thing is to ask when you’re being knocked down, ‘Why am I being knocked down?’ If a person can reflect in this way, then there is hope for this person.

The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.

Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end

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

But neither can you condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on.

After all, all knowledge simply means self-knowledge

Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat.

Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible

In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.

There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.

If you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it’ll spread over into the rest of your life

The athlete who is building muscles through weight training should be very sure to work adequately on speed and flexibility at the same time.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Everything you do, if not in a relaxed state will be done at a lesser level than you are proficient. Thus the tensed expert marksman will aim at a level less than his/her student

The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest

Reality is apparent when one ceases to compare. There is “what is” only when there is no comparison at all, and to live with what is, is to be peaceful

Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.

The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment

I wish neither to possess nor to be possessed. I no longer covet ‘paradise’. More important, I no longer fear ‘hell’.

Life is never stagnation. It is constant movement, un-rhythmic movement, as we as constant change. Things live by moving and gain strength as they go.

Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

Relationship is a process of self-evaluation and self-revelation.

We all have time to either spend or waste and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever

The moment is freedom. I couldn’t live by a rigid schedule. I try to live freely from moment to moment, letting things happen and adjusting to them

If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it.

I treasure the memory of the past misfortunes. It has added more to my bank of fortitude

To be certain, every day there can be a revelation or a new discovery.

I am happy, because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies

You just wait. I’m going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world

All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.

As you think, so shall you become.

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer

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

Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water, and when you’re tired, go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand

If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you

My style? You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.

The most dangerous person is the one who listens, thinks and observes.

Education: to discover but not merely to imitate. Learning techniques without inward experiencing can only lead to superficiality

Discipline must conform to the nature of things in their suchness

Develop the tools, refine the tools, then dissolve the tools.

Even though I, Bruce Lee, may die someday without fulfilling all of my ambitions, I feel no sorrow. I did what I wanted to do. What I’ve done, I’ve done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can’t expect much more from life.

Do not correct a fool or he will hate you, correct a wise man and he will appreciate you.

The unfolding of the bare human soul that is what interests me

Obviously, if your kick does not commence, his punch will land first and your defense is useless

Yielding will overcome anything superior to itself; its strength is boundless

Be happy, but never satisfied

Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.

Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strangle confidence.

Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.

What is’ is more important than ‘what should be.’ Too many people are looking at ‘what is’ from a position of thinking ‘what should be

Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today

It’s like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.

I am not teaching you anything. I just help you to explore yourself

Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.

Fortunately for me, my self-knowledge has transcended that and I’ve come to understand that life is best to be lived — not to be conceptualized. If you have to think, you still do not understand.

Simplicity is the key to brilliance

When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in with any style.

When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water

Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.

The doubters said, ‘Man can not fly,’ the doers said, ‘Maybe, but we’ll try,’ and finally soared In the morning glow, while non-believers watched from below.

Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself – to be is to be related

Self-knowledge involves relationship. To know oneself is to study one self in action with another person.

For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality in your own mind

Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal

I cannot blindly follow the crowd and accept their approach.

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect

The man who is really serious, with the urge to find out what truth is, has no style at all. He lives only in what is

Life is something for which there is no answer; it must be understood from moment to moment.

A good fight should be like a small play, but played seriously

It doesn’t matter you were born as legend, but what does matter is legendary end. Think about it.

Patience is not passive, on the contrary it is concentrated strength

Sensitivity is not possible if you are afraid

A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man can always be found in crowd.

Don’t speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn’t know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that’s why it’s called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.

What is true stillness? Stillness in movement

The less confident we are in ourselves, the less we are in touch with ourselves and the world, the more we want to control.

Only the self-sufficient stand alone – most people follow the crowd and imitate.

The word ‘superstar’ is an illusion.

A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.

Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.

Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup

If you think a thing is impossible, you’ll only make it impossible.

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it

It’s not what you give, it’s the way you give it

Optimism is a faith that leads to success.

If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

Obey the principles without being bound by them

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough

Real living is living for others

The possession of anything begins in the mind

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.

If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at

Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain

Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.

Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points.

I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged.

To know, but to be as though not knowing, is the height of wisdom.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. I’ll not willingly offend, nor be easily offended.

Loneliness is only an opportunity to cut adrift and find yourself. In solitude you are least alone. Make good use of it.

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water.

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine

Most people live only for their image.

Love and respect. Without respect, love cannot go long

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it

Never try to copy a successful personality

If you don’t want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today