Here's a primer- it truly was a fantastic show- back when my brother, sister and I were all sharing a single room as kids, we were allowed to watch it in our bedroom while eating Dinner- it was that special (of course the TV was 12" B/W (color id not exist in the world yet, and the only channels were 2,4,5,7,9,11 & 13 (PBS)):
Kung Fu Quotes
I seek not to know the answers, but to understand the questions. – Caine
Caine: Master Tae, What is the best way to deal with force?
Master Tae: As we prize peace and quiet above victory, there is a simple and preferred method….. run away.
When one eye is fixed on the destination, you have only one eye to search for the way. – Caine
To know nature is to put oneself in perfect harmony with the universe. Heaven and earth are one. So must we seek a discipline of mind and body within ourselves. – Caine
When your enemy is weak, you must make him strong. To destroy that enemy, you must first glorify his power. – Caine
To hate is like drinking salt water. The thirst grows worst. – Caine
There are two strengths… the strength of the body and the strength of the spirit. The body is the arrow. The spirit is the bow. You must learn to use the strength of the spirit. – Caine
Master Kan: All life is sacred. Thus the joining together of man and woman is always honored. Apart there is no life. But from such union, life may proceed.
Caine: Then life must be always defended.
Master Kan: The thorn defends the rose. It harms only those who would steal the blossom from the plant.
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues:
Those who have twin roots sometimes become the strongest trees. – Caine
Once mighty waters hurdled themselves against rock. And from these two harsh strengths came this most gentle sand. – Caine
A worker is known by his tools…. a shovel for a man who digs…. an axe for a woodsman. A gun is not a tool for peace. – Caine
Life is a corridor and death merely a door. – Caine
Caine: Is it good to seek the past, Master Po? Does it not rob the present?
Master Po: If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.
Kung Fu Quotes
I seek not to know the answers, but to understand the questions. – Caine
Caine: Master Tae, What is the best way to deal with force?
Master Tae: As we prize peace and quiet above victory, there is a simple and preferred method….. run away.
When one eye is fixed on the destination, you have only one eye to search for the way. – Caine
To know nature is to put oneself in perfect harmony with the universe. Heaven and earth are one. So must we seek a discipline of mind and body within ourselves. – Caine
When your enemy is weak, you must make him strong. To destroy that enemy, you must first glorify his power. – Caine
To hate is like drinking salt water. The thirst grows worst. – Caine
There are two strengths… the strength of the body and the strength of the spirit. The body is the arrow. The spirit is the bow. You must learn to use the strength of the spirit. – Caine
Master Kan: All life is sacred. Thus the joining together of man and woman is always honored. Apart there is no life. But from such union, life may proceed.
Caine: Then life must be always defended.
Master Kan: The thorn defends the rose. It harms only those who would steal the blossom from the plant.
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues:
Those who have twin roots sometimes become the strongest trees. – Caine
Once mighty waters hurdled themselves against rock. And from these two harsh strengths came this most gentle sand. – Caine
A worker is known by his tools…. a shovel for a man who digs…. an axe for a woodsman. A gun is not a tool for peace. – Caine
Life is a corridor and death merely a door. – Caine
Caine: Is it good to seek the past, Master Po? Does it not rob the present?
Master Po: If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.
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