- “Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world”
- “There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.”
- “In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.”
- “You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain”
- “The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them”
- “Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”
- “It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet”
- “If you wish to control others you must first control yourself”
- “All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them”
- “If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you”
- “Become acquainted with every art.”
- “The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.”
- “The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win”
- “There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit.”
