--- title: "3 Hojo Soun Quotes" description: "Ise Sōzui , also known as Hōjō Sōun , was a Japanese daimyo and the first head of the Later Hōjō clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/hojo-soun-75833_best-friend_the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-readin_118087.jpg" --- # Hojo Soun **3** quotes in **48** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ise Sōzui , also known as Hōjō Sōun , was a Japanese daimyo and the first head of the Later Hōjō clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period. Although he only belonged to a side branch of the more prestigious Ise family, he fought his way up, gaining territory and changing his name in im ## Quotes by Hojo Soun > [The best friend a man can have is reading and writing, and the bad ones to avoid are Go and chess and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hojo-soun/the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-reading-and-writing-and-the-bad/) Hojo Soun [Best friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-friend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/hojo-soun-75833_best-friend_the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-readin_118087.jpg) > [Go to bed before 8 p.m. Thieves generally break in between 12 and 2 a.m., so if you spend the evening in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hojo-soun/go-to-bed-before-8-p-m-thieves-generally-break-in-between-12-and-2-a/) Hojo Soun [Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/hojo-soun-75833_advice_go-to-bed-before-8-p-m-thieves-generally_1317280.jpg) > [Do not think you need necessarily have as fine swords and clothing as your neighbor. As long as they are not disreputable,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hojo-soun/do-not-think-you-need-necessarily-have-as-fine-swords-and-clothing-as/) Hojo Soun [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/hojo-soun-75833_clothings_do-not-think-you-need-necessarily-have-a_2246925.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hojo-soun/#itemlist", "name": "Hojo Soun Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The best friend a man can have is reading and writing, and the bad ones to avoid are Go and chess and flute and pipe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hojo Soun" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hojo-soun/the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-reading-and-writing-and-the-bad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/hojo-soun-75833_best-friend_the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-readin_118087.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/hojo-soun-75833_best-friend_the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-readin_118087.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/hojo-soun-75833_best-friend_the-best-friend-a-man-can-have-is-readin_118087.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The best friend a man can have is reading and writing, and the bad ones to avoid are Go and chess and flute…” — Hojo Soun", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Go to bed before 8 p.m. Thieves generally break in between 12 and 2 a.m., so if you spend the evening in useless talk and go to bed late, you are likely to lose your valuables and your reputation as well. 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