“Effort within the mind further limits the mind, because effort implies struggle towards a goal and when you have a goal, a purpose, an end in view, you have placed a limit on the mind.”

— Bruce Lee , book Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Source: Tao of Jeet Kune Do

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