Quotes About Mastery

We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.

I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything.

More men have become great through practice than by nature.

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.

Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.

You see, that is it with music, you never stop learning.

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.

Frustration begins where knowledge ends

Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportional to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I recall that piece of knowledge and use it better.

A thorough knowledge of the elements takes us more than half the road to mastership

The stages of human development are to strive for: (1) Besitz [Possession] (2) Wissen [Knowledge] (3) Können [Ability] (4) Sein [Being].

The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.

True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings.

What is not fully understood is not possessed.

Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.

Knowledge for a warrior is something that comes at once, engulfs him, and passes on

Make yourself master of one single subject and the time must come when your knowledge will be valuable.

Practice provides the rails on which knowledge flows.

A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.

Knowledge of the name gives him who knows it mastery even over the being and will of the god.

The worst condition of humans is when they lose knowledge and control of themselves.

Knowledge is your weapon...Kill them with it.

Unless a player has an 'understanding chess' rating of at least 2400, the amount of significant knowledge that he can impart on others is limited.

Knowledge of anatomy is a tool like good brushes.