Japanese-literature Quote by Eiji Yoshikawa Download Open image ““Die? Then so be it.”” — Eiji Yoshikawa ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Japanese-literature Taira-no-kiyomori The-heike-story
“...to be dead may be nothing, yet who relishes the business of dying?” — Richard Adams Copy Share Image
“How was Gengo to know, Saigyo reflected, that this unheroic existence imposed even greater torment than the icy lashings of the Nachi Falls in… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“He used to say that a true rōnin did not seek fame or profit, did not curry favor with the powerful, did not attempt… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“A wanderer with no ideal, no sense of gratitude for his independence, is no more than a beggar! The difference between a beggar and… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Lord Karasumaru considered it a grave mistake on the part of the gods to have made a man like himself a nobleman. And, though… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“People were born with two hands; why not use both of them? As it was, swordsmen fought with only one sword, and often one… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“If the talents I was born with are the right ones, I may someday achieve my goal. If not, I may go through life… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“kalau agama itu ajaran sehat, kita tak akan membutuhkan nabi-nabi untuk menyampaikannya kepada kita. -Takuan” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Fighting isn’t all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food to eat… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“How to make his mother, whom he imagined to be the unhappiest person in the world, the happiest, was what drove him on.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“How was Gengo to know, Saigyo reflected, that this unheroic existence imposed even greater torment than the icy lashings of the Nachi Falls in… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“When they heard that someone was full figured and liked cooking & eating, most men imagined someone who was quiet and domestic; someone whose… — Asako Yuzuki Copy Share Image
“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“今日、短い午睡から目覚めたとき、《顔のない男》が私の前にいた。 Hoy, al despertar de la pequeña siesta vespertina, el "hombre sin rostro" se encontraba enfrente de mi.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Procurar placer a una mujer es exponerte a cien sinsabores sin un solo beneficio.” — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“…In the very simplicity of her desire to punish herself appeared egoism in its purest form. Never before had this woman who seemed to… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Pero éste no es su Dios. Es mi Dios. Lo he aprendido porque he sacrificado mi vida, porque me han lacerado la carne y… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“I recall the months and years I spent as the intimate of someone whose affections have now faded like cherry blossoms scattering even before… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In the ashes on the hearth Saigyo traced and retraced the word, "pity." He had yet to learn to accept life with all its… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“…Her desire was close to that of the person who drowns himself; he does not necessarily covet death so much as what comes after… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“It’s odd how one’s memories of youth turn out so bleak. Why does the business of growing up—one’s recollections of growth itself—have to be… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
