Inspiration Quote by Shunryu Suzuki — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.”

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few”

“I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea.”

“A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?”

“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.”

“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”

“I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.”

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”

“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.”

“We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.”