"Those who cannot feel the littleness of great……" — Okakura Kakuzo
"Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others."
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23 Quotes by Okakura Kakuzo
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It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge, but the realization of the self within, that constitutes true progress.
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Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.
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Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good…
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Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage.
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In Japan, I took part in a tea ceremony. You go into a small room, tea is served, and that's…
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Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with…
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Tea...is a religion of the art of life.
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Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates…
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True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.
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Translation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side…
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Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.
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Perfection is everywhere if we only choose to recognise it.
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