"A man who understands decorum and the courtesies……" — Mas Oyama
"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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39 Quotes by Mas Oyama
Mas Oyama has 39 quotes on this site.
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Always remember that the true meaning of Budo is that soft overcomes hard, small overcomes large.
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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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One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits.
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The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion.
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Behind each triumph are new peaks to be conquered.
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A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered.
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The most important are the eyes. In a fight if you look down out of fear you'll certainly be defeated
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One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice.
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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…
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If you do not overcome your tendency to give up easily, your life leads to nothing.
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Although it is important to study and train for skill in techniques, for the man who wishes to truly accomplish…
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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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More Courtesies Quotes
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Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation…
— Ayn Rand
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The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
— Christian Nestell Bovee
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Our obligation to others and a gift to ourselves is to acknowledge and authentically express genuine appreciation for courtesies, caring…
— Michael Josephson
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Authentic gratitude is much more rare and precious than expressions of gratitude which are often empty courtesies or simply tactical…
— Michael Josephson
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I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours.
— Philip Massinger
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When two people in a marriage are more concerned about getting the golden eggs, the benefits, than they are in…
— Stephen Covey
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The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a…
— Nelson Mandela
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No man gains credit for his cowardly courtesies.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
— William Shakespeare
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Politics is a war of causes; a joust of principles. Government is too serious a matter to admit of meaningless…
— Woodrow Wilson
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Hail! the small courtesies of life, for smooth do ye make the road of it, like grace and beauty, which…
— Laurence Sterne
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At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to…
— Peter Farb
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