“I am an honest man by nature, but as I live in society I try not to arouse anyone's resentment and sometimes I am compelled to lie in this endeavour. As soon as honesty becomes compatible with daily social life,… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“Daisuke was of course equipped with conversation that, even if they went further, would allow him to retreat as if nothing had happened. He… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“His grin seemed to say, “It is, for some strange reason, considered proper to congratulate people on such occasions as this.” — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“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… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“Use your intellect to guide you, and you will end up putting people off. Rely on your emotions, and you will forever be pushed… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“Living as I do with human beings, the more that I observe them, the more I am forced to conclude that they are selfish.” — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“One day, with his usual head (I do not mean to imply that one can change heads as one changes hats, wearing at will… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“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… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“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… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“You see, loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of freedom, independence, and our… — Natsume Soseki Copy Share Image
“It is painfully easy to define human beings. They are beings who, for no good reason at all, create their own unnecessary suffering.” — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“That Seigo could go into geisha houses, accept luncheon invitations, drop in at the Club, see people off at Shimabashi, meet them at Yokohama,… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“You seem to be under the impression that there is a special breed of bad humans. There is no such thing as a stereotype… — Natsume Soseki Copy Share Image
