Mallam Aminu Kano Quotes

As long as we continue to think we will be happy in the future, we will never be happy in the moment, and that is the same as saying that we will never be happy. If we think that our lives will be better when we get that better job or retire, stay or go, gain or lose weight, or when our children grow and leave or come back, we are putting off the happiness that there is in today. ~ Aminu Kano

One must scratch that part of the body or mind that itches. ~ Aminu Kano

The system doesn't have to be pure, but it does have to work. ~ Aminu Kano

A bowl rotates faster at the top than at the bottom. ~ Aminu Kano

One can't realize difficulty arriving at a momentous decision until one comes to do so. ~ Aminu Kano

The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it! ~ Aminu Kano

I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics-though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired. ~ Aminu Kano

Walk a single path, become neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat. ~ Kano Jigoro

The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on to a hundred. ~ Kano Jigoro

Judo helps us to understand that worry is a waste of energy. ~ Kano Jigoro

The pine fought the storm and broke. The willow yielded to the wind and snow and did not break. Practice Jiu-Jitsu in just this way. ~ Kano Jigoro

Eventually, Malta Kano withdrew her hand from mine and took several deep breaths. Then she nodded several times. "Mr. Okada," she said, "I believe that you are entering a phase of your life in which many different things will occur. The disappearance of your cat is only the beginning. ~ Haruki Murakami

Carefully observe oneself and one's situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one's environment. Consider fully, act decisively. ~ Kano Jigoro

I wore my suit and the polka-dot tie. As soon as I spotted Malta Kano, I tried to walk in her direction, but the crowd kept getting in my way. By the time I reached the bar, she was gone. The tropical drink stood there on the bar, in front of her now empty stool. I took the next seat at the bar and ordered a scotch on the rocks. The bartender asked me what kind of scotch I'd like, and I answered Cutty Sark. I really didn't care which brand of scotch he served me, but Cutty Sark was the first thing that came to mind. ~ Haruki Murakami

For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment. ~ Kano Jigoro

I was enveloped in numbness, and absence of feeling so deep the bottom was lost from view. ~ Haruki Murakami

Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses it refines your body and your soul and helps you make the spiritual essence of Judo a part of your very being. In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of value to the world. This is the final goal of Judo discipline. ~ Kano Jigoro

Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself ~ Kano Jigoro

In an argument, you may silence your opponent by pressing an advantage of strength or of wealth, or of education. But you do not really convince him. Though he is no longer saying anything, in his heart he still keeps to his opinion, the only way to make him change that opinion is to speak quietly and reasonably. When he understands that you are not trying to defeat him, but only to find the truth, he will listen to you and perhaps accept what you tell him. ~ Kano Jigoro

In randori we learn employ the principle of maximum efficiency even when we could easily overpower an opponent. ~ Kano Jigoro

Nothing under the sun is greater than education. By educating one person and sending him into the society of his generation, we make a contribution extending a hundred generations to come. ~ Kano Jigoro

There are people who are excitable by nature and allow themselves to become angry for the most trivial of reasons. Judo can help such people learn to control themselves. Through training, they quickly realize that anger is a waste of energy, that it has only negative effects on the self and others. ~ Kano Jigoro

Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest. And all things connected with it should be directed to its ultimate object, the benefit of Humanity ~ Kano Jigoro

Apply just the right amount of force - never too much, never too little. ~ Kano Jigoro

Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique. ~ Kano Jigoro

In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him, and even if by sheer strength he can easily overcome him; because if he acts contrary to principle his opponent will never be convinced of defeat, no matter what brute strength he may have used. ~ Kano Jigoro

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment. ~ Kano Jigoro

Paradoxically, the man who has failed and one who is at the peak of success are in exactly the same position. Each must decide what he will do next, choose the course that will lead him to the future. ~ Kano Jigoro

Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger threatens. ~ Kano Jigoro