“Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.” — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“Our standards of morality are begotten of the past needs of society, but is society to remain always the same?” — Kakuzō Okakura Character Copy Share Image
“Welcome to thee, O sword of eternity! Through Buddha And through Daruma alike Thou hast cleft thy way.” — Kakuzō Okakura Death Copy Share Image
“We must know the whole play in order to properly act our parts; the conception of totality must never be lost in… — Kakuzō Okakura Individuals Copy Share Image
“We are ever brutal to those who love and serve us in silence, but the time may come when, for our cruelty,… — Kakuzō Okakura Best friend Copy Share Image
“The Philosophy of Tea is not mere aestheticism in the ordinary acceptance of the term, for it expresses conjointly with ethics and… — Kakuzō Okakura Coffee Copy Share Image
“Have you not noticed that the wild flowers are becoming scarcer every year? It may be that their wise men have told… — Kakuzō Okakura Wise men Copy Share Image
“Perhaps we are passing through an age of democratisation in art, while awaiting the rise of some princely master who shall establish… — Kakuzō Okakura Ancients Copy Share Image
“New York City vagrant: "What sort of 'nese are you people? Are you Chinese, or Japanese, or Javanese?" Kakuzo Okakura responds: "We… — Kakuzo Okakura Japanese Copy Share Image
“In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and… — Kakuzo Okakura Philosophy Copy Share Image
“[Tea-masters] have given emphasis to our natural love of simplicity, and shown us the beauty of humility. In fact, through their teachings… — Kakuzō Okakura Beauty Copy Share Image
“But when we consider how small after all the cup of human enjoyment is, how soon overflowed with tears, how easily drained… — Kakuzō Okakura Enjoyment Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more hallowing than the union of kindred spirits in art. At the moment of meeting, the art lover transcends himself.… — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“People are not taught to be really virtuous, but to behave properly. We are wicked because we are frightfully self-conscious. We nurse… — Kakuzō Okakura Conscience Copy Share Image
“Behold the complacent salesman retailing the Good and True. One can even buy a so-called Religion, which is really but common morality… — Kakuzo Okakura Character Copy Share Image
“At the magic touch of the beautiful the secret chords of our being are awakened, we vibrate and thrill in response to… — Kakuzō Okakura Adventure Copy Share Image
“Sad as it is, we cannot conceal the fact that in spite of our companionship with flowers we have not risen very… — Kakuzō Okakura Friendship Copy Share Image
“These Taoists' ideas have greatly influenced all our theories of action, even to those of fencing and wrestling. Jiu-jitsu, the Japanese art… — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“The claims of contemporary art cannot be ignored in any vital scheme of life. The art of to-day is that which really… — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“Our standards of morality are begotten of the past needs of society, but is society to remain always the same? The observance… — Kakuzō Okakura Character Copy Share Image
“One cannot listen to different pieces of music at the same time, a real comprehension of the beautiful being possible only through… — Kakuzō Okakura Concentration Copy Share Image
“We must remember, however, that art is of value only to the extent that it speaks to us. It might be a… — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“In art vanity is equally fatal to sympathetic feeling, whether on the part of the artist or the public.” — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“The virility of life and art lay in its possibilities for growth.” — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“People are not taught to be really virtuous, but to behave properly.” — Kakuzō Okakura People Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more hallowing than the union of kindred spirits in art. At the moment of meeting, the art lover transcends himself.” — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“For life is an expression, our unconscious actions the constant betrayal of our innermost thought.” — Kakuzo Okakura Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Hide yourself under a bushel quickly, for if your real usefulness were known to the world you would soon be knocked down… — Kakuzō Okakura Copy Share Image
“One can even buy a so-called Religion, which is really but common morality sanctified with flowers and music. Rob the Church of… — Kakuzō Okakura Character Copy Share Image
“One of the first requisites of a tea-master is the knowledge of how to sweep, clean, and wash, for there is an… — Kakuzo Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“In my young days I praised the master whose pictures I liked, but as my judgment matured I praised myself for liking… — Kakuzō Okakura Art appreciation Copy Share Image
“Lichilai, a Sung poet, has sadly remarked that there were three most deplorable things in the world: the spoiling of fine youths… — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“...But it is also told that Niuka forgot to fill two tiny crevices in the blue firmament. Thus began the dualism of… — Kakuzō Okakura Dualism Copy Share Image
“Art, to be fully appreciated, must be true to contemporaneous life. It is not that we should ignore the claims of posterity,… — Kakuzō Okakura Art Copy Share Image
“Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and… — Kakuzo Okakura Coffee Copy Share Image
“In all circumstances serenity of mind should be maintained, and conversation should be conducted as never to mar the harmony of the… — Kakuzō Okakura Beauty Copy Share Image
“Asiatic youths are flocking to Western colleges for the equipment of modern education. Our insight does not penetrate your culture deeply, but… — Kakuzō Okakura Education Copy Share Image
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