1. One becomes a beginner after one thousand days of training and an expert after ten thousand days of practice."
2. "A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered."
3. "Reading good books implants good ideas in the mind, develops good aspirations, and leads to the cultivation of good friends."
4. "One living daily in the Way carries their head low and their eyes high; reserved in speech and possessing a kind heart, they steadfastly continue in their training efforts."
5."Aspirations must be pure and free of selfishness. Arising from the depths of the soul, aspirations are spiritual demands penetrating all of a human life and making it possible for a person to die for their sake. A person without aspirations is like a ship without a rudder or a horse without a bridle. Aspirations give consistent order to life."
6."One must try everyday to expand one's limits."
7. "Behind each triumph are new peaks to be conquered."
8."The fastest way to attain courage is to follow the chosen Way and be willing to abandon life itself for the sake of justice."
9."If you have confidence in your own words, aspirations, thoughts, and actions and do your very best, you will have no need to regret the outcome of what you do. Fear and trembling are lot of the person who, while stinting effort, hopes that everything will come out precisely as he wants."
10. "Human beings are capable of virtually limitless degradation; they are also capable of virtually limitless improvement and achievement. Success depends on goals and on diligence in pursuing them."
11. "The most significant life is the one lived on the basis of a personal sense of justice and the desire to see justice realized everywhere."
12. "It is possible for even the smallest of accolades of achievement to be truly worthwhile without tears and toil?"
13. "I realized that perseverence and step-by-step progress are the only ways to reach a goal along a chosen path."
14. "Each of us has his cowardice. Each of us is afraid to lose, afraid to die. But hanging back is the way to remain a coward for life. The Way to find courage is to seek it on the field of conflict. And the sure way to victory is willingness to risk one's own life."
15. "A man who understands decorum and the courtesies is a great treasure.
16. "No matter how strong the rival, the just will always win."
17."Courtesy should be apparent in all our actions and words and in all aspects of daily life. But be courtesy, I do not mean rigid, cold formality. Courtesy in the truest sense is selfless concern for the welfare and physical and mental comfort of the other person."
18. If you do not overcome your tendancy to give up easily, your life lead to nothing."
19. "Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate."
20. "Personal greed and egoism are things that cause human beings to forget respect for others and to violate rules that have been established for the sake of peace and friendship."
21. "Try to do exactly as you are taught without complaining or quibbling."
22."When you are learning a new technique, practice it wholeheartedly until you truly understand it." "Don't pretend to be a great master and don't try to show off your strength."
"Remember that you must always have a deep regard for courtesy, and you must be respectful and obedient toward your seniors.
"You must ignore the bad and adopt the good
"What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, Iunderstand."
"Anger is just like picking up a hot piece of coal andtrying to throw it at the person you hate. You are the only one that getsburned."
"The mind should be nowhere in particular."
"Under the sword lifted high, There is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, And you have the land of bliss."
"Enlightenment or delusion? Who is to say which person has wish? Like the evening moon they appear and fade. Not one knows exactly when."
"The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victoryor defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at theright moment. "
"If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help."
"The classical man is just a bundle of routine, ideas andtradition. If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding theroutine, the tradition, the shadow. You are not understanding yourself. "
"Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality."
"Water can support a ship and water can also sink a ship."
