“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”

—  Bruce Lee

Last update Oct. 1, 2023. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials." by Bruce Lee?
Bruce Lee photo
Bruce Lee 193
Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and f… 1940–1973

Related quotes

Benjamin Graham photo

“The investor has the benefit of the stock market's daily and changing appraisal of his holdings, for whatever that appraisal may be worth, and, second, that the investor is able to increase or decrease his investment at the market's daily figure—if he chooses. Thus the existence of a quoted market gives the investor certain options which he does not have if his security is unquoted. But it does not impose the current quotation on an investor who prefers to take his idea of value from some other source.”

Benjamin Graham (1894–1976) American investor

Source: The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Text on Value Investing (1949), Chapter II, The Investor and Stock-Market Fluctuations, p. 41

Peter Mayle photo

“Why not make a daily pleasure out a daily necessity.”

Peter Mayle (1939–2018) British writer
Anthony Trollope photo

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.”

Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) English novelist (1815-1882)

Source: An Autobiography (1883), Ch. 7

Mwanandeke Kindembo photo

“The hungry ones are praying and begging for daily bread, while food is thrown daily in the palaces.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
Patricia de Lille photo

“When people abuse you, you must walk away. When you have to work with people throwing dirt at you on a daily basis, you walk away.”

Patricia de Lille (1951) Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

Source: On 31 October 2018, when she announced her resignation as mayor of Cape Town in front of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town. As quoted by Noloyiso Mtembu in Patricia De Lille goes out guns blazing https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/patricia-de-lille-goes-out-guns-blazing-17718926, Independent Online, (31 October 2018)

C.G. Jung photo

“Explore daily the will of God.”

C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
Honoré de Balzac photo

“Between persons who are perpetually in each other's company dislike or love increases daily; every moment brings reasons to love or hate each other more and more.”

Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) French writer

Entre personnes sans cesse en présence, la haine et l'amour vont toujours croissant: on trouve à tout moment des raisons pour s'aimer ou se haïr mieux.
Source: The Vicar of Tours (1832), Ch. I.

Karl Marx photo

“In proportion therefore, as the repulsiveness of the work increases, the wage decreases.”

Karl Marx book The Communist Manifesto

Source: The Communist Manifesto

Thich Nhat Hanh photo

“There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Oliver Cromwell photo

“It's a blessed thing to die daily.”

Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) English military and political leader

Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax (7 March 1646)
Context: It's a blessed thing to die daily. For what is there in this world to be accounted of! The best men according to the flesh, and things, are lighter than vanity. I find this only good, to love the Lord and his poor despised people, to do for them and to be ready to suffer with them.... and he that is found worthy of this hath obtained great favour from the Lord; and he that is established in this shall ( being conformed to Christ and the rest of the Body) participate in the glory of a resurrection which will answer all.

Related topics