Know yourself!

For the first time published: the personal life wisdom of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. In this personal book, you will find the secrets and life lessons of Bruce Lee that led to his incredible success – as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world. This success is based on a crystal-clear mental focus that Bruce Lee trained just as rigorously as his body. Bruce Lee embodied Daoist and Buddhist principles and applied them in his fights as well as in his everyday life. They enabled him to "know" what an opponent would do next before they even began. John Little, the editor, had exclusive access to Bruce Lee's notebooks for the first time. "Know Yourself" includes 825 life lessons – ranging from family life, which was very important to Bruce Lee, to spirituality and personal liberation. His life wisdom has also inspired his family, friends, students, and colleagues to constantly question self-imposed limits and grow beyond themselves. The secrets of his success are a treasure trove of inspiration for anyone looking to evolve. For Bruce Lee, a good teacher is one who shows a student how to find the truth within themselves. In a television interview, Bruce Lee said: "Empty your mind! Be formless, shapeless, like water. When you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. When you put it in a bottle, it becomes the bottle; when you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.".