Quotes For Martial Artists To Live By

[Garland]

Proverbs 23:1-2

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

[Garland]

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to his throat, if thou be a man given to appetites, indulge thyself in what he owns, and take from him what thou willst.
Book of Garland

[kbgirl]

suffering induces persiverance..and persiverance induces character...or another saying i like is behind every great man is a great women

[chalambok]

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure." - Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell

[Garland]

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure." - Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell

...precept appears to be different than practice...his emphasis on trying to learn exclusively from failures is probably why he's FORMER secretary of state.

[darrianation]

Here are a few I live by:

Combat is a Darwinian process that turns large targets into casualties unless they "evolve" into small targets very quickly.

You must be physically and mentally prepared - trained to win the gunfight, and accomplish the mission. Your responsibility to be ready for the fight never ceases- CWO Loo

A soldier fights for his country but he dies for his friends.

The one rule for success is to never quit

Stamina is matter of personal determination

[uppercut]

pain is only over for the dead

[treelizard]

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not a single act, but a habit." -Aristotle

[treelizard]

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot

[treelizard]

A ship is safe within the harbor, but that's not what ships were made for.

[CB93]

Think inside the box, everyone else is to busy trying to think outside of it. -unknown

[Piston]

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." - Optimus Prime

[Garland]

TO HONOR
to getting honor
to being honor
and if she won't let you come inner
come honor.

...i changed a few spellings for the sake of self censorship for the forum.

[darrianation]

The Warrior Ethos

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

[treelizard]

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. "

- Rocky Balboa (2006)