Warrior Quotes - Part IV

Quotes are awesome! They the give us insight into the mind of the masters.

Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some of my favourite quotes regarding the way of Budo.

If you missed previous week's quotes just click here:
Warrior Quotes - Part I
Warrior Quotes - Part II
Warrior Quotes - Part III

Remember - It's best to take your time and try to understand what is really being meant by each quote.


Confucius

"To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice."
- Confucius



"Make yourself a sheep, and the wolf is ready."
Russian Proverb



"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."
- Bruce Lee

Laozi

"When you are content to simply be yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."
- Laozi



"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."
- Laozi



"We are what we think, all that we are arise with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world."
- Buddha





Anko Azato

"The purpose of martial arts is not just to build a strong and healthy body, but also to educate one's mind and forge the spirit. Martial arts seek to build the body, improve one's character and find inner-harmony."
- Anko Azato



"Everything we hear is opinion, not fact.
Everything we see is perspective, not the truth."
- Marcus Aurelius



"The farmer channels water to his land, the Fletcher whittles his arrows, the carpenter turns his wood, and the wise man directs his mind."
- Zen saying



"Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself loses his misery."
- Zen saying



"Some youthful enthusiasts of karate believe that it can be learned only from instructors in a dojo, but such men are mere technicians, not true karateka.
There is a Buddhist saying that “any place can be a dojo,” and that is a saying that anyone who wants to follow the way of karate must never forget.
Karate-do is not only the acquisition of the art of being a good and honest member of society"
- Gichin Funakoshi.

Baizhang Huaihai

"Your treasure house is within; it contains all you’ll ever need."
- Baizhang Huaihai 


"There is no beginning to practice or end to enlightenment, and there is no beginning to enlightenment or end to practice."
- Dogen



"The believer is happy, the doubter wise."
- Greek proverb



"If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?"
- Zen saying

Comment below to share any thoughts or opinions you might have. J

 

Thanks for reading.
Derm

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