Mastery, Excellence Quotes

The strength of a weapon is determined by the strength of the person using it. A master armed only with a stone can easily defeat a novice with a shuriken.

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Naruto: Shippûden

Strength

Life Quotes

Plato said: ‘He who approaches the temple of the Muses without inspiration in the belief that craftsmanship alone suffices will remain a bungler and his presumptuous poetry will be obscured by the songs of the maniacs.’

Just as Degas used paint... Rodin used bronze... Debussy, the piano... Baudelaire, language... So Henri Jayer and Philippe de Rothschild used the grape. Great wine is great art.

The cultivation of the vine is an art form. The refinement of its juice is a religion... that requires pain... and desire and sacrifice.

Jack of all trades is master of none.

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English proverbs and sayings

Human, People

Meaningful Quotes

You are not out of options until Dr. Melendez says you are.

Fishing is not about mere tonnage. It's about the competition that exists between the skill of the sportsman and the cunning of the actual fish.

Professor Maximilian Arturo

Fishing

Rivalry

Superiority

Attempt 158
— Hi. I need to know how to fight with a sword.
— I have no idea what you just said.
— I need to learn how to fight with a sword.
— There is something intriguing about you that I like. I'm flying home to Shanghai in the morning. I would only have a day.
— I think we can get a lot done in a day.
Attempt 161
— I'm a beginner, but I'm a quick learner.
— It is the one who wields it that makes it a weapon, Roy. That sword is no more an extension of you than a set of car keys.
Attempt 198
— I've had some training, but I'm willing to work hard.
— In lesser hands, the jian blade is just a flimsy piece of forged steel. But within the most determined grip and under the keenest eyes, it becomes a weapon
of annihilation.
Attempt 200
I've had a very good teacher, but I need to learn more.

— Hello, handsome. Are you surrendering? You're not really gonna fight me with a sword, are you? I do like your confidence.
— Normally, I'm a little more chatty. I do have one thing to say. I think it'll wait.
— Shit's about to get steel. Motherfucker.
— What I wanted to say was, ''I am Roy and Roy has done this''.

The pool hall is a great equalizer. In the pool hall, nobody cares about how old or young you are, what color your skin is, or how much money you got in your pocket. It's about how you move.

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