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

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. read more

• Thought Fear Live Too Long Subject Dread

There are many good seeds in you. Therefore you must avoid every bad soil in the world. read more

• Thought Many Good Seeds Therefore Avoid Every Bad Soil World

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Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can"t are both right. read more

• Thought Those Believe They Do Something Both Right

A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we have thought, never of aggression or of conquest. But who shall tell us now what sort of Navy to build? We shall take leave to be strong upon the seas, in the future as in the past; and there will be no thought of offense or provocation in that. Our ships are our natural bulwarks. read more

• Thought Powerful Navy Regarded Our Proper Natural Means Defense Been Thought Aggression Conquest Tell Us What Sort Build Take Leave Strong Upon Seas Future Past Offense Provocation Ships Bulwarks

Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake. read more

• Thought Interfere Enemy Making Mistake

Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. read more

• Thought Love Like Friendship Caught Fire Beginning Flame Very Pretty Often Hot Fierce Still Light Flickering Grows Older Our Hearts Mature Becomes Coals Deep Burning Unquenchable

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

• Thought Fail Great Even Failure Fear Aim Low Glorious Crime Attempts

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

• Knowledge Wise-words open-mind Wise Man Learn More from Foolish Question Fool Answer

A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. read more

• Thought Good Martial Artist Does Become Tend Ready Thinking Jet Dreaming for Whatever Come

Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own. read more

• Thought Absorb What Useful Discard Add Uniquely Own