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> [In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/in-battle-do-not-think-that-you-have-to-win-think-rather-that-you-do/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

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## More by Gichin Funakoshi

> [The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/the-ultimate-aim-of-karate-lies-not-in-victory-or-defeat-but-in-the/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/what-you-have-been-taught-by-listening-to-others-words-you-will/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/beginners-must-master-low-stance-and-posture-natural-body-positions/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [The spirit of karate practice and the elements of training are applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/the-spirit-of-karate-practice-and-the-elements-of-training-are/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and pressure against joints are included … all these techniques should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/in-karate-hitting-thrusting-and-kicking-are-not-the-only-methods/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [First know yourself, then know others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/first-know-yourself-then-know-others/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [You must be deadly serious in training. When I say that, I do not mean that you should be reasonably diligent or moderately in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/you-must-be-deadly-serious-in-training-when-i-say-that-i-do-not-mean/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/success-cannot-be-attained-alone-any-person-s-time-and-power-is/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [Spirit first, technique second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/spirit-first-technique-second/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [You must ignore the bad and adopt the good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/you-must-ignore-the-bad-and-adopt-the-good/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [Remember that you must always have a deep regard for courtesy, and you must be respectful and obedient toward your seniors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/remember-that-you-must-always-have-a-deep-regard-for-courtesy-and-you/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/once-a-kata-has-been-learned-it-must-be-practised-repeatedly-until-it/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/the-secret-principle-of-martial-arts-is-not-vanquishing-the-attacker/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/true-karate-is-this-that-in-daily-life-one-s-mind-and-body-be-trained/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

> [Any man will be able, after sufficient practice, to accomplish remarkable feats of strength, but he may go only so far and no farther.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/any-man-will-be-able-after-sufficient-practice-to-accomplish/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

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