“In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup.”

— Bruce Lee · Wisdom quote

In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. — Bruce Lee quote card
Martial artist and actor · 1940 – 1973

Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor who transformed martial-arts cinema with films such as Enter the Dragon. His philosophy of adaptability — 'be water' — blended Taoist ideas with his own Jeet Kune Do.

More quotes by Bruce Lee · Browse all quotes on QuotePlace

More like this

Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning. — Bruce Lee
Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.
Bruce Lee
Do not fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. — Bruce Lee
Do not fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
Bruce Lee
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. — Bruce Lee
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
Bruce Lee
Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own. — Bruce Lee
Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.
Bruce Lee
A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at. — Bruce Lee
A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.
Bruce Lee
Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it. — Bruce Lee
Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.
Bruce Lee
The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. — Bruce Lee
The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat.
Bruce Lee