Quotes & Proverbs of Wisdom

[BlackDragon]

Here is a tread to share wisdom. Share some of your own quotes and proverbs....wise sayings by others! I'll start off with some, and hopefully we can have a tread full of wise sayings


Quotes, Proverbs, Wise sayings:

"He who knows not and knows not he knows not, He is a fool- Shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not, He is simple- Teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows, He is asleep- Awaken him. He who knows and knows that he knows, He is wise- follow him." Bruce Lee

Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing. Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception. To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion.
--Bruce Lee

The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart; if you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between "for" and "against" is the mind's worst disease.--Bruce Lee


"It's not the style that wins the fight, without the fighter, the style is nothing. It is the good fighter that makes any particular style a good style for him. The style has no power within it's self, only the power in which we give it when we apply what we learn." -- Phillip Session (aka BlackDragon)


Please Add!

[Bushido]

Here is a link that has various quotes from Ghandi, Buddha and Rickson Gracie. I find that all three sometimes have similar teachings/saying.

http://nvpmanagement.typepad.com/managing_softly/

[BlackDragon]

Thanks for the link bro

I notice you're a BM, are you coast guard or navy and where about are you in VA. I'm in the CG in the hampton roads area of VA!

[NinjaMaster]

Originally Posted by BlackDragon

"It's not the style that wins the fight, without the fighter, the style is nothing. It is the good fighter that makes any particular style a good style for him. The style has no power within it's self, only the power in which we give it when we apply what we learn." -- Phillip Session (aka BlackDragon)

Cool. You have your own wisdom to share. I'll have to think about this a bit more before I can put my name next to a saying that people might take to heart or criticize.

[Bushido]

Im a firm believe in the "Its not the size of the dog in the fight, But the size of the fight in the dog".

[complete]

Originally Posted by Bushido

Im a firm believe in the "Its not the size of the dog in the fight, But the size of the fight in the dog".

Amen to that.

[BlackDragon]

Originally Posted by Bushido

Im a firm believe in the "Its not the size of the dog in the fight, But the size of the fight in the dog".

I've heard this one, I've heard it this way as well as a different way.

It's not the size of a woman in the fight, but the size of the fight in a woman.

I remember it from a self defence class that my wife took once in college.

Either way, I like that quote! It's the truth

[BlackDragon]

1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

-THE BOOK OF PROVERBS CHAPTER 15

[BlackDragon]

Here are a few inspirational quotes:

Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
--Flower A. Newhouse

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
--Confucius

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.
--Henry Ford

Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
--William Feather

[NinjaMaster]

Good stuff guys. Lots of great wisdom in those quotes.

[concrt]

1) Don't take life too seriously...........you'll never come out of it alive.

2) A black belt is just a white belt that never gave up.

3) A battle avaoided cannot be lost, Sun Tsu.

That's all I can come up with for now.

Rick.

[BlackDragon]

Here are some Korean Proverbs:


*Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.

*Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.


*Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole that you can escape from.


*The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.


*A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out.


*Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.


*Put off for one day and ten days will pass.


*Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.


*A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.

[BlackDragon]

Some Japanese proverbs:


*A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.

*A statement once let loose cannot be caught by four horses.

*An ant hole may collapse an embankment.

*Better to be a crystal and to be broken, than to be a tile upon the housetop.


*Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.


*Don't rejoice over him that goes, before you see him that comes.


*Fortune will call at the smiling gate.


*He is not poor that hath not feel content.


*If I peddle salt, it rains; if I peddle flour, the wind blows.

*Life is for one generation; a good name is forever.

*Some people like to make of life a garden, and to walk only within its paths.

*The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.

*The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.

*Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot take the cubs.

[BlackDragon]

Some Chinese Proverbs:

*A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.

*A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.


*A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them.


*A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.


*A man without a smiling face must not open shop.


*A murder may be forgiven, an affront never.


*A needle is not sharp at both ends.


*A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.


*Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.


* Blessings do not come in pairs; misfortunes never come singly.


*Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.


*Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.


*Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.


*Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a

*He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.


*He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it.

*When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.

[BlackDragon]

Some Proverbs of Africa:

*Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.


*Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.


*The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.


*There are 40 kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense.

*Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash off the spots.

*When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.

*Only when you have crossed the rive can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout.

*Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.

*When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.