Obey the principles without being bound by them. Bruce Lee More Quotes by Bruce Lee More Quotes From Bruce Lee All knowledge, is ultimately, self knowledge. Bruce Lee self-knowledgeself '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'. Bruce Lee importantpeoplethinking We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external ratings by others for our happiness. Bruce Lee ratingshouldself The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited. Bruce Lee inspirationalartthinking What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is 'glory'? What kind of victory is 'glorious'? Bruce Lee victorykindpeople The best form of endurance exercise is the performance of the event. Bruce Lee enduranceexerciseart I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed. Bruce Lee teachingeducationphilosophy 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. Bruce Lee schedulestimetrying If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo. Bruce Lee echoesmirrorsmoving To take responsibility for one's own actions, good and bad, is something else. Bruce Lee taking-responsibilityresponsibilityaction Never take your eyes off your opponent, even when you bow. Bruce Lee bowsopponentseye If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived. Bruce Lee efficiencymartial-artsartist True thusness is the substance of thought, and thought is the function of true thusness. There is no thought except that of true thusness. Thusness does not move, but its motion and function are inexhaustible. Bruce Lee substancedoemoving Training for strength and flexibility is a must. You must use it to support your techniques. Techniques alone are no good if you don't support them with strength and flexibility. Bruce Lee trainingsupporttechnique I treasure the memory of the past misfortunes. It has added more to my bank of fortitude. Bruce Lee treasurememoriespast A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard. Bruce Lee punchingfightinginspirational Since life is an ever evolving process, one should flow in this process and discover how to actualize and expand oneself. Bruce Lee flowprocesslife-is I have the absolute confidence not to be number two, but then I have enough sense to realize that there can be no number one. Bruce Lee realizingnumberstwo Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. Bruce Lee self-awarenessmartial-artsknows There is no such thing as maturity. There is instead an ever-evolving process of maturing. Because when there is a maturity, there is a conclusion and a cessation. That’s the end. That’s when the coffin is closed. You might be deteriorating physically in the long process of aging, but your personal process of daily discovery is ongoing. You continue to learn more and more about yourself every day. Bruce Lee maturitydiscoverylong
