--- title: "1 Antebellum Quotes By Natsume Sōseki" description: "1 Antebellum quotes by Natsume Sōseki. Plus more from Natsume Sōseki and more Antebellum sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/natsume-s-seki-10250_antebellum_but-do-you-imagine-there-s-a-certain-typ_229243.jpg" --- > [“But do you imagine there’s a certain type of person in the world who conforms to the idea of a ‘bad person'? You’ll never find someone who fits that mold neatly, you know. On the whole, all people are good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/but-do-you-imagine-there-s-a-certain-type-of-person-in-the-world-who/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/natsume-s-seki-10250_antebellum_but-do-you-imagine-there-s-a-certain-typ_229243.jpg) ## Other authors on Antebellum - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-kelley-22411.jpg) Charles Kelley 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antebellum/charles-kelley/) ## More by Natsume Sōseki > [“Daisuke was of course equipped with conversation that, even if they went further, would allow him to retreat as if nothing had happened. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/daisuke-was-of-course-equipped-with-conversation-that-even-if-they/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“His grin seemed to say, “It is, for some strange reason, considered proper to congratulate people on such occasions as this.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/his-grin-seemed-to-say-it-is-for-some-strange-reason-considered/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“He is totally abandoned in the way he buys book after book, never to read a single one. I wouldn't mind if he used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/he-is-totally-abandoned-in-the-way-he-buys-book-after-book-never-to/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“Use your intellect to guide you, and you will end up putting people off. Rely on your emotions, and you will forever be pushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/use-your-intellect-to-guide-you-and-you-will-end-up-putting-people/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“Living as I do with human beings, the more that I observe them, the more I am forced to conclude that they are selfish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/living-as-i-do-with-human-beings-the-more-that-i-observe-them-the/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“One day, with his usual head (I do not mean to imply that one can change heads as one changes hats, wearing at will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/one-day-with-his-usual-head-i-do-not-mean-to-imply-that-one-can/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“But do you imagine there’s a certain type of person in the world who conforms to the idea of a ‘bad person'? You’ll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/but-do-you-imagine-there-s-a-certain-type-of-person-in-the-world-who/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“He had always been a middle-of-the-road sort. He had never submitted word for word to anyone's command, but neither had he passionately rebelled against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/he-had-always-been-a-middle-of-the-road-sort-he-had-never-submitted/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“You see, loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of freedom, independence, and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/you-see-loneliness-is-the-price-we-have-to-pay-for-being-born-in-this/) [Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“It is painfully easy to define human beings. They are beings who, for no good reason at all, create their own unnecessary suffering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/it-is-painfully-easy-to-define-human-beings-they-are-beings-who-for/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“That Seigo could go into geisha houses, accept luncheon invitations, drop in at the Club, see people off at Shimabashi, meet them at Yokohama,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/that-seigo-could-go-into-geisha-houses-accept-luncheon-invitations/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“You seem to be under the impression that there is a special breed of bad humans. There is no such thing as a stereotype…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/you-seem-to-be-under-the-impression-that-there-is-a-special-breed-of/) [Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“If the Creator should take the line that I am born to work and not to sleep, I would agree that I am indeed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/if-the-creator-should-take-the-line-that-i-am-born-to-work-and-not-to/) [Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“In Doya-sensei's view the world was a place to work for the sake of others; in Takayanagi's view the world was a place to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/in-doya-sensei-s-view-the-world-was-a-place-to-work-for-the-sake-of/) [Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) > [“Indeed, humans are the least reliable in this world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/indeed-humans-are-the-least-reliable-in-this-world/) [Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antebellum/natsume-s-seki/#itemlist", "name": "1 Antebellum Quotes By Natsume Sōseki", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But do you imagine there’s a certain type of person in the world who conforms to the idea of a ‘bad person'? 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