"The most precious thing in life is its…" — Yoshida Kenko

"The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty"

— Yoshida Kenko

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18 Quotes by Yoshida Kenko

Yoshida Kenko has 18 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? To long…
On a moonlit night, after a snowfall, or under cherry blossoms, it adds to our pleasure if, while chatting at…
Ambition never comes to an end.
Blossoms are scattered by the wind and the wind cares nothing but the blossoms of the heart no wind can…
To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of…
One should write not unskillfully in the running hand, be able to sing in a pleasing voice and keep good…
A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only…
If life were eternal, all interest and anticipation would vanish. It is uncertainty which lends it fascination.
You should never put the new antlers of a deer to your nose and smell them. They have little insects…
Leave undone whatever you hesitate to do.
The hour of death waits for no order. Death does not even come from the front. It is ever pressing…
The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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