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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own. ”
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise. ”
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. ”
Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. ”
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. ”
The independents who were our fiercest competitors all succumbed to the one-hit-makes-you-a-genius philosophy. It is a mistake to think you have the magic touch. Show business is roulette. If you start to play for stakes you can't afford, there's no way you can survive. ”
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing. ”
What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy. ”
There is a solid satisfaction in one's having and being conscious that he merits the good opinion of men of true discernment and real worth. But to have a name among the weak and the wicked is shame and reproach. ”
People understand the simplicity of violence, and martial arts has always been about the more efficient way to deliver said violence upon an adversary. I've kept that philosophy as the focal point of what I do. ”