Bruce Lee

world expectations your mine

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

pray easy life strength endure difficult

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

adapt useful reject uesless add own

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

happy satisfied

“Be happy, but never satisfied.”

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

wise learn foolish question answer

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

limit life work plateau

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

goal reach aim

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

know apply will do

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

doubter man fly try soar morning glow

“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.”

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

quick temper fool soon

“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

self aware repetitous robot

“Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot”

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

unaware walk darkness seek light

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

knowledge power character respect

“Knowledge earns you power, character earns you respect.”

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

understanding perception awareness inquiry

"Understanding requires not just a moment of perception, but a continuous awareness, a continuous state of inquiry without conclusion"

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

intelligent mind inquiring conclusion belief

"An intelligent mind is an inquiring mind. It is not satisfied with explanation, with conclusions. Nor is it a mind that believes, because belief is again another form of conclusion."

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

meaning of life be lived

"The meaning of life is that it is to be lived."

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

life teacher state constant learning

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

teacher giver truth guide student find

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

― Bruce Lee (1940-1973)