--- title: "1 Archery Quotes By Yoshida Kenkō" description: "1 Archery quotes by Yoshida Kenkō. Plus more from Yoshida Kenkō and more Archery sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/yoshida-kenk-15122_archery_a-certain-man-who-was-learning-archery-f_3231658.jpg" --- > [“A certain man who was learning archery faced the target with two arrows in his hand. But his instructor said, ' A beginner ought never to have a second arrow; for as long as he relies upon the other, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/a-certain-man-who-was-learning-archery-faced-the-target-with-two/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/yoshida-kenk-15122_archery_a-certain-man-who-was-learning-archery-f_3231658.jpg) ## Other authors on Archery - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-perrault-22516.jpg) Eugen Herrigel 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archery/eugen-herrigel/) - [Ernest Sosa 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archery/ernest-sosa/) ## More by Yoshida Kenkō > [It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/it-is-a-most-wonderful-comfort-to-sit-alone-beneath-a-lamp-book/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [One should write not unskillfully in the running hand, be able to sing in a pleasing voice and keep good time to music; and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/one-should-write-not-unskillfully-in-the-running-hand-be-able-to-sing/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [The true criminal must be defined as a man who commits a crime though he is as decently fed and clothed as others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/the-true-criminal-must-be-defined-as-a-man-who-commits-a-crime-though/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“In everything, no matter what it may be, uniformity is undesirable. Leaving something incomplete makes it interesting, and gives one the feeling that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/in-everything-no-matter-what-it-may-be-uniformity-is-undesirable/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [There is nothing finer than to be alone with nothing to distract you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/there-is-nothing-finer-than-to-be-alone-with-nothing-to-distract-you/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“It is a great error to be superior to others…It is such pride as this that makes a man appear a fool, makes him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/it-is-a-great-error-to-be-superior-to-others-it-is-such-pride-as-this/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under a lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/the-pleasantest-of-all-diversions-is-to-sit-alone-under-a-lamp-a-book/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [In everything, no matter what it may be, uniformity is undesirable. Leaving something incomplete makes it interesting, and gives one the feeling that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/in-everything-no-matter-what-it-may-be-uniformity-is-undesirable-2/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“If you must take care that your opinions do not differ in the least from those of the person with whom you are talking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/if-you-must-take-care-that-your-opinions-do-not-differ-in-the-least/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“Jos kaiken aikaa täytyy varoa olemasta eri mieltä keskustelukumppaninsa kanssa, tuntuu kuin loppujen lopuksi olisi aivan yksin. But such a man there cannot be;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/jos-kaiken-aikaa-t-ytyy-varoa-olemasta-eri-mielt/) [Yoshida Kenkō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“It is a fine thing when a man who thoroughly understands a subject is unwilling to open his mouth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/it-is-a-fine-thing-when-a-man-who-thoroughly-understands-a-subject-is/) [Yoshida Kenkō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“Well! Being born into this world there are, I suppose, many aims which we may strive to attain. The Imperial Throne of the Mikado…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/well-being-born-into-this-world-there-are-i-suppose-many-aims-which/) [Yoshida Kenkō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [“As a rule the tales which get abroad in the world are false. . . . People always exaggerate things. More so, when months…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/as-a-rule-the-tales-which-get-abroad-in-the-world-are-false-people/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realize I have spent whole days before this ink stone, with nothing better to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/what-a-strange-demented-feeling-it-gives-me-when-i-realize-i-have/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) > [On a moonlit night, after a snowfall, or under cherry blossoms, it adds to our pleasure if, while chatting at our ease, we bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshida-kenk/on-a-moonlit-night-after-a-snowfall-or-under-cherry-blossoms-it-adds/) [Yoshida Kenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshida-kenk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archery/yoshida-kenk/#itemlist", "name": "1 Archery Quotes By Yoshida Kenkō", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A certain man who was learning archery faced the target with two arrows in his hand. 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