Mas Oyama Quotes - Page 2

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• Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate.

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  Tip Of The Iceberg, Karate, Limitless

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• Aspirations must be pure and free of selfishness. Arising from the depths of the soul, aspirations are spiritual demands penetrating all of a human life and making it possible for a person to die for their sake. A person without aspirations is like a ship without a rudder or a horse without a bridle. Aspirations give consistent order to life.

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  Spiritual, Horse, Order

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• In the martial arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.

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  Art, Opportunity, Action

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• Reading good books implants good ideas in the mind, develops good aspirations, and leads to the cultivation of good friends.

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  Book, Reading, Good Friend

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• Courtesy should be apparent in all our actions and words and in all aspects of daily life. But be courtesy, I do not mean rigid, cold formality. Courtesy in the truest sense is selfless concern for the welfare and physical and mental comfort of the other person.

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  Mean, Comfort, Selfless

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• The fastest way to attain courage is to follow the chosen Way and be willing to abandon life itself for the sake of justice.

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  Justice, Sake, Way

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• I have not permitted myself to be ignorant of any martial art that exists. Why? Such ignorance is a disgrace to someone who follows the path of the martial arts.

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  Art, Ignorance, Ignorant

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• One living daily in the Way carries their head low and their eyes high; reserved in speech and possessing a kind heart, they steadfastly continue in their training efforts.

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  Heart, Eye, Effort

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• As far as possible, I want nothing more than to don my training gi and teach Karate.

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  Art, Training, Want

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• A man who understands decorum and the courtesies is a great treasure; I hope to train and send into society as many such men as I can.

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  Men, Treasure, Courtesy

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• The most significant life is the one lived on the basis of a personal sense of justice and the desire to see justice realized everywhere.

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  Justice, Desire, Life Is

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• Come ye trials and challanges; come life's big waves, for I am ready?

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  Trials, Wave, Bigs

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• Although it is important to study and train for skill in techniques, for the man who wishes to truly accomplish the way of budo, it is important to makehis whole life in training and therefore not aiming for skill and strength alone, but also for spiritual attainment.

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  Spiritual, Men, Skills

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• 1-2 out of every 100 students reach Black Belt and of those only 1 out of every 1,000 achieves his 2nd Dan

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  Art, Black, Students

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