“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
“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
“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
“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 Love 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“The tea-masters held that real appreciation of art is only possible to those who make of it a living influence. Thus they… — 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 Life 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
“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
“For life is an expression, our unconscious actions the constant betrayal of our innermost thought.” — Kakuzo Okakura Betrayal 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
