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Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts is a collection of Bruce Lee's profound reflections on life, philosophy, and self-improvement. The book delves into his approach to martial arts, personal growth, and the principles that guided his life. It offers readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential martial artists and thinkers of the 20th century, providing wisdom for daily living and personal development. more

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Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Chinese-American martial artist, film actor, philosopher, and founder of Jeet Kune Do. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of all time and is known for his innovative approach to martial arts and his philosophy of using what works best for the individual. Lee's films, such as 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Fist of Fury', have become iconic and have had a lasting impact on the martial arts genre. more

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“To use what has a boundary to pursue what is limitless is dangerous; with this knowledge, if we still go after knowledge, we will run into trouble. Do not do what is good in order to gain praise. If you do what is bad be sure to avoid the punishment. Follow the Middle Course, for this is the way to keep yourself together, to sustain your life, to care for your parents and to live for many years.”

“Not the least of the problems in clarifying one's consciousness is developing the stoic determination to criticize one's own softness or sentimentality toward oneself. Ego, self-solicitous about its own tenderness, is the ultimate policeman over its own false consciousness, dementedly uprooting every healthy seedling of insight into the truth. As Kierkegaard remarked, most people are subjective toward themselves and objective toward all others, but the real trick and task of life is to learn to be just the very opposite.”

“In a morbid condition of the brain, dreams often have a singular actuality, vividness, and extraordinary semblance of reality. At times monstrous images are created, but the setting and the whole picture are so truth-like and filled with details so delicate, so unexpectedly, but so artistically consistent, that the dreamer, were he an artist like Pushkin or Turgenev even, could never have invented them in the waking state. Such sick dreams always remain long in the memory and make a powerful impression on the overwrought and deranged nervous system.”

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