Some best sayings Bruce, which will make you think about love, marriage, personal development, freedom, death, memory and much more. Read and absorb. Love hard and love wisely. I loved like a madman, but I had enough common sense not to love like a fool. Loving too deeply is difficult, but loving wisely is even more difficult.
A marriage that starts in the everyday is more durable. Our happiness was built on everyday life even before we got married. A marriage that starts in everyday life is stronger. It is like a coal that burns slowly and evenly. Happiness based on vivid impressions is like a bright fire that quickly dies out. Couples in love often live with rich experiences, and when they get married, their lives become boring and monotonous. A feeling of powerlessness comes, and the bowl family life brings only bitterness.
About yin-yang balance. In the yin-yang symbol, there is a white dot on the black half and a black dot on the white half. This is an allegory of the balance of life: after all, nothing can exist by tending to only one of the extremes, be it pure yin (only passivity) or pure yang (only activity). The hardest tree is the easiest to break, while bamboo or willow survive by bending in the wind. Extreme heat kills, as does extreme frost; no extreme lasts long, unlike healthy moderation. So the positive (yang) can be hidden in the negative (yin) and vice versa.
Adapting is wise. Wisdom does not lie in snatching good from the clutches of evil by force, but in being able to ride these forces and move forward, like a cork on the crests of the wave that carries it.
Be willing to change when change begins. Be flexible to change when the time comes for change. Empty yourself. Open up. Remember: the benefit of a cup is that it is empty.
Adapt like water. Be like water. It is the most malleable substance on earth, but it sharpens even the hardest stone. Having no form, water can take any shape: in a cup - the shape of a cup, in a vase - the shape of a vase, bending around the stems of flowers. In a teapot it becomes a teapot. Watch how the water adjusts. If you squeeze the waterskin tightly, the water will flow out of it quickly; if you squeeze it weakly, it will flow slowly. It may seem that water sometimes goes against nature and flows uphill, but in fact it chooses any path open to it to the sea. Whether moving quickly or slowly, water is unyielding, its purpose and destiny unchanging.
Bend and survive. This Chinese wisdom concerns a problem common to all humanity. They say that the oak is mighty. But he resists the forces of nature, and a strong wind can break him. But the bamboo stem bends in the wind and survives.
Disappointments as a means of growth. Moderate disappointments also help people grow. Otherwise, they would not have the motivation to develop their own ways of interacting with the world.
Don't get attached to one point of view. To know wholeness means to follow the present. After all, the present is constantly moving and changing, and if you adhere to one point of view based on partiality, you will not be able to follow the rapid movement of the present.
The disease of philosophy. Philosophy itself is a disease that it supposedly cures. a wise man does not strive for wisdom, but simply lives his life. This is precisely where his wisdom lies.
Continuous self-study. It seems to me that my whole life is devoted to learning about myself: it’s like I’m peeling off layer after layer of myself, day after day. And the more I study myself as a person, the easier it is for me to do this. More and more questions are emerging. I see everything more clearly. My goal is not to develop what is already developed, but to find what is missing. At the same time, what was missed is always with me, inside me, never lost or distorted, except perhaps from inept use.
The value of stupid questions. Clever man learns more from a stupid question than a fool learns from a wise answer.
Live here and now. Listen. Can you hear the wind? What about bird sounds? They need to be truly heard.
Abstract analysis is not the answer. Nowadays it is too fashionable to listen to inner moods and try to evaluate them. Standing outside and trying to look inside is a pointless exercise: everything that was inside will disappear. The same can be said about the ephemeral concept of happiness. Trying to define it is like turning on a light to see the darkness better. Break it apart and it will disappear.
Stillness in motion. I am in motion, but at the same time I am still. I am like the moon reflected in the waves that are constantly running somewhere.
Buddhism is effortless. In Buddhism, effort is unnecessary. Live as usual. Eat your food, satisfy your natural needs, and when you get tired, lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand.
Meditation builds inner equanimity. To meditate means to realize the equanimity of your true essence and free yourself from everything that is perceived by the senses. Calm is a state of inner equanimity. By freeing yourself from everything external and material, remaining equanimous deep within, you can achieve true peace.
Take care of what's inside. The pursuit of pleasure dulls the mind. The love of wealth perverts behavior. Therefore, the sage turns to the inner self, and not to the outer.
When you are alone, you are the least lonely. Loneliness is the best way to leave everything to the mercy of fate and find yourself. When you are alone, you are the least lonely. Use it wisely.
Age and discovery. Even if your body slowly deteriorates as you age, it doesn't change anything for the daily process of discovery. As you age, you become wiser, not better.
You control your own mind. Previously, I received blows from life, considering myself a person created by circumstances. Now I realized that I myself am a force that commands the feelings of the mind and creates circumstances.
You cannot clear disturbed water with your hands. How to clear troubled water? If you leave it alone, it will settle and become clear again. Is it possible to be in constant rest? Be calm, wait a while - and then this state will take hold.
Wise simplicity = common sense. The wise simplicity of common sense is the most direct and logical path.
About truthfulness. If you don't want to stumble tomorrow, tell the truth today.
The path of the simpleton. A simpleton does not expect anything in advance and accepts everything as it comes. Simplicity is characteristic of truly wise people.
What is the attitude, such is the exaltation. You won't get more out of life than you expect. Each of us is the result of the thoughts that come to our minds.
Anger and truth. A person in whom truth lives does not know anger.
Acceptance of death. The alternation of winter and summer becomes a blessing when we give up the dream of eternal spring.
On the urgency of memory. Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be expelled 16. Pleasure is a flower that will soon wither, but memory is its scent that lingers for a long time. Memories last longer than anything else. For many years I remember a tree at the time of flowering, but not its fruits 17.
The end is the beginning. So, the beginning and the end live next door. If you think of a musical octave, you start with the lowest note and gradually move towards the highest. Having reached the highest note, you find that it is adjacent to the lowest note of the neighboring octave. The height of wisdom is to know it, but act as if you don’t know it.
Based on materials from the book “Bruce Lee's Rules for Life”
Many of us associate the name Bruce Lee with a martial artist. This man really knew martial arts thoroughly, and he was also a director, actor, producer and screenwriter. During his short life, he became a legend, a person from whom everyone wants to follow an example. He trained not only his body, but also his mind. His sayings became “winged”. And even now, after a long time, his phrases inspire faith, strength and self-confidence.This article contains 40 phrases of this great man.
Violence and aggression have entered daily life. They are shown on TV. You can't pretend they don't exist.
Get all the great teachers together in one room and they will agree on everything. Gather their disciples together and they will argue with each other on everything.
You can always forgive yourself for mistakes if you only have the courage to admit them.
Spontaneity always wins in battle. Cramming always loses.
An American is like an oak tree, it stands firmly on the ground, does not bend in the wind, and if the wind blows stronger, it breaks. Eastern man is like bamboo, he bends in the wind, but then straightens out and becomes even stronger than before.
Don't think, feel! It's like pointing your finger at the moon. Don't concentrate on your finger, or you'll miss this divine beauty.
A good fighter is not the one who is tense, but the one who is ready. He doesn't think or dream, he's ready for anything that might happen.
You can always forgive yourself for mistakes if you only have the courage to admit them.
Fuck the circumstances. I create opportunities.
A wise man can get more out of a stupid question than a fool can get out of a wise answer.
Become formless, incorporeal, like water. When you pour water into a cup, it becomes the cup; you pour water into a teapot, it takes the shape of a teapot. Water can flow or destroy. Be water, my friend.
Even the strongest tree is easier to break than bamboo or willow shoots bending in the wind.
My choice is martial arts, my profession is actor. My the main role- artist of life.
Money as such has no meaning. This is just a tool to achieve certain goals, and you need to understand what they can, and most importantly, what they cannot. My father told me, “You made ten dollars this year. Next time you can earn five. Be ready".
I am not a teacher. I'm just helping you study yourself.
Be gentle, but not submissive. Be firm, but not harsh.
Remember: even the strongest tree is easier to break than bamboo or willow shoots bending in the wind.
To achieve what you want, you need clear plans and ideas. Realizing this, I will develop my imagination, calling on it daily to help me develop plans.
The following must be said about the ego: a person must use it, but not allow his ego to use him.
Eastern people say: “Be more flexible. During life a person is soft and flexible, death makes him hard. This applies to body, mind and soul.”
Move like water. Freeze like a mirror. Answer like an echo.
The worst opponent you can face is an opponent who is determined and has a clear understanding of his goal.
“A person is capable of more. The fact is that people live with only a small percentage of what they are capable of:
- a person does not allow himself to open up and be completely himself;
“Society does not allow a person to be completely himself.”
Today I continue the topic of the Philosophy of an Entrepreneur section with philosophical quotes from an outstanding personality, an idol of millions, a philosopher and a master martial arts- Bruce Lee.
I did a little work and prepared a short video. You will also find the text of philosophical quotes below. Enjoy watching everyone.
I remember how I went to the video salon to see the first film starring Bruce Lee, “Enter the Dragon.” Bruce made a huge impression on me. This won’t surprise anyone now, but at that time (the 90s) it was just space.
But that's another story. I won’t, as they say, “pull the tires.” Read, leave your comments. Once again I present: quotes from the idol of many - Bruce Lee, section.
29 Philosophical Quotes from Bruce Lee
1. It doesn't matter how slowly you go, the main thing is that you don't stop.
2. Defeat is not defeat unless you recognize it as such in your mind.
3. True friends are like diamonds - precious and rare. False friends are like autumn leaves - they are everywhere.
4. Study everyone you come into contact with.
5. My choice is martial arts, my profession is an actor. My main role is the artist of life.
6. If you are criticized, it means you are doing everything right. Because people attack anyone who has a brain.
7. What you think about is what you become.
8. A quick temper will soon make a fool of you.
9. Gentleness cannot be broken.
10. It doesn’t matter what you give, it’s how you give.
11. Free your brain, become incorporeal, formless - like water. Imagine that you pour water into a cup - it becomes a cup; if you pour it into a teapot, it becomes a teapot. Water can flow, it can creep, it can drip or break - be water, my friend.
12. The worst opponent you can face is an opponent who is determined and who has a clear understanding of his goal. For example, if such a person is determined to bite off your nose, he has a fairly high chance of doing so.
13. If I tell you that I'm a great guy, you'll think I'm bragging. If I tell you that I am worthless, you will know that I am lying.
14. Be soft, but not submissive, be firm, but not cruel.
15. Empty heads have long tongues.
16. The goal does not have to be achieved. Sometimes it's just a direction to move forward.
17. My main enemy is myself.
18. You can always forgive yourself for mistakes, if only you have the courage to admit them.
19. Use only what really works. And take it from wherever you can find it.
20. A good fighter is not the one who is tense, but the one who is ready. He doesn't think or dream, he's ready for anything that might happen.
21. I am not afraid of the one who studies 10,000 different blows. I'm afraid of the one who studies one blow 10,000 times.
22. Simplicity is the highest level of art.
23. Once upon a time there lived a butcher, and he had a knife that remained perfectly sharp year after year. When the butcher was asked how he managed to keep the blade in this condition, he answered: “ I follow the lines of the bone. I'm not trying to cut it, break it, or generally resist it in any way. It will only ruin the knife" In life you need to go along obstacles. If you try to overcome them, it will only do harm.
24. Money as such has no meaning. This is just a tool to achieve certain goals, and you need to understand what they can, and most importantly, what they cannot.
25. Only those who do will learn something.
26. A person is capable of more. The fact is that people live with only a small percentage of what they are capable of:
- a person does not allow himself to open up and be completely himself;
-Society does not allow a person to be completely himself.27. We must come to terms with the possibility of death. Once you stop dreaming about eternal spring, then both summer and winter will bring happiness.
28. For centuries, the final destiny of heroes was the same as that of ordinary people. They all died and gradually faded from people's memory. But while we are alive, we must understand ourselves, understand ourselves and express ourselves.
29. Don’t forget, my friend, that life is too short to accumulate negative energy. Therefore, have fun planning something and achieving your goals.
P.S. I am sure that much of Bruce Lee's philosophy can be applied not only to your life, but also to business. Leave your comments and thoughts.
A creative person creates himself. This is always more important than an established style or system.
The teacher does not reveal the truth, he is a guide to the truth, which each student must discover for himself. A good teacher is just a catalyst.
Remember: even the strongest tree is easier to break than bamboo or willow shoots bending in the wind.
My choice is martial arts, my profession is actor. My main role is the artist of life.
A quick temper will soon make a fool of you.
Don't think, feel! It's like pointing your finger at the moon. Don't concentrate on your finger, or you'll miss this divine beauty.
Empty your mind. Become amorphous, formless like water. When water is poured into a cup, it becomes the cup. When water is poured into a teapot, it becomes a teapot. When water is poured into a bottle, it becomes a bottle. Water can flow, or it can destroy. Be water, my friend.
Simplicity is the highest level of art.
At all times, the end of heroes was the same as the end of ordinary people. They all died, and memories of them gradually faded from people's memories. But while we are alive, we must understand ourselves, understand ourselves and express ourselves.
If you always set limits on what you can do, physical or otherwise, you might as well be dead. This will extend to work, to morals, to life. There are no boundaries, only horizontal areas of stabilization. But you can’t stay on them, you need to go beyond them. If it kills, it means it will kill.
Only constant and conscientious training will ensure long and happy life in martial arts.
Cinema is a combination of commercial creativity and creative commerce.
Truth has no path. Truth is alive, therefore changeable.
An ordinary person is a collection of routines, ideas and traditions. If you follow this path, you will learn routines, ideas, and traditions - your shadow. You don't know yourself.
A fight is not won with one blow. You'll have to learn to roll with the punches or hire a bodyguard. Forget the words victory and defeat. Forget about pride and pain. Let the enemy enter you, penetrate your flesh. Penetrate his flesh, get under his skin. Let me break your bones. Don't think about safety - put your whole life before him.
The goal does not have to be achieved. Sometimes it's just a direction to move on.
A good fighter is not the one who is tense, but the one who is ready. He doesn't think or dream, he's ready for anything that might happen.
You have to BE the workout instead of DO the workout. You should be free. Instead of complexity of form, there should be simplicity of expression.
A wise man can get more out of a stupid question than a fool can get out of a wise answer.
The more complex the method, the less freedom. By adhering to methods and rules, we create limitations for ourselves. If someone grabs you, hit you. All these advanced techniques are non-functional.
What you think about is what you become.
Fuck the circumstances. I create opportunities.
I'm learning to understand instead of judging. I can't blindly follow the crowd and accept their approach.
I am not a teacher. I'm just helping you study yourself.
I'm not afraid of someone who studies 10,000 different strikes. I'm afraid of the one who studies one blow 10,000 times.
If you love life, do not waste time - time is what life is made of.
Spontaneity always wins in battle. Cramming always loses.
It doesn't matter what you give, it matters how you give
Knowledge is not enough, you must apply it. Desire is not enough, you have to do.
You can always forgive yourself for mistakes if you only have the courage to admit them.
Get all the great teachers together in one room and they will agree on everything. Gather their disciples together and they will argue with each other on everything.
Posturing and showing off are the weakling's vision of glory.
Use only what really works. And take it from wherever you can find it.
A good teacher protects students from their own influence.
If there is a God, then he is inside us. You don't ask God to give
something to you, you depend on God in your inner being.
If I tell you that I'm good, you'll probably think that I'm
I boast; if I say I'm not good enough, you'll know I'm lying.
I'm not a master, I'm a student-master. I have the knowledge and experience of a master, but
I keep learning. Therefore, I am a student-master. I don't believe in the word "master", thinking of him as a person who can be given up on.
Knowledge is not enough, application is necessary. Desire is not enough, action is necessary.
The key to immortality is to first live a life worth remembering.
Be gentle, but not submissive.
Be firm, but not harsh.
What does not exist cannot be locked away.
Gentleness cannot be broken.
Money as such has no meaning. This is just a tool to achieve certain goals, and you need to understand what they can, and most importantly, what they cannot. My father told me, “You made ten dollars this year. Next time you can earn five. Be ready".
Empty heads have long tongues.
He became a legend during his lifetime, considered a superman and a true martial artist. Much has been written about the biography of Bruce Lee, and even more about his films. Today we will not reflect on his greatness, but will pay attention to the thoughts of Bruce himself.
Sayings by Bruce Lee. Wisdom for every day
It's not enough to know, must be applied. It’s not enough to want, you have to do it.
Search for truth- your personal research, and not following someone else’s opinion or a single book.
To achieve what you want, we need clear plans and ideas. Realizing this, I will develop my imagination, calling on it daily to help me develop plans.
About the ego what must be said is this: man must use it, but not let his ego use him.
Life is wide and limitless. She has no boundaries and restrictions.
For a moment there is no yesterday, not tomorrow. It is essentially not a result and therefore timeless.
Be flexible. A living person is always soft, but after death he hardens. Flexibility is life, hardening is death for the body, the spirit, and the mind.
Any achievement in any industry and profession it starts with an idea.
Only he learns, who is doing.
The original essence of life- in the free movement of the spirit.
Concentration and is the root of all human higher abilities.
Life- your teacher. You are always learning.
There is nothing except "here and now".
If you stay too long think about something, then you won’t do it.
Teaching is important, but don't become his slave. The main thing is not to absorb the superficial and external. The mind is primary.
Knowledge gives strength, character - respect.
Violence and aggression entered into everyday life. They are shown on TV. You can't pretend they don't exist.
Action gives life strength, but only moderation gives it charm.
Every physical action accompanied by a movement of the mind.
Originally the mind devoid of activity, and the Path is devoid of thought.