“Without accumulating little steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without gathering little streams, one cannot form a river or a sea.”

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature.