Yoshida Kenko
“The changing of the seasons is what delights the heart.”
“The truth is at the bottom of a well.”
“The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you.”
“It is good if a man can be of assistance to others.”
“A man should avoid the friendship of a man whose friend is a fool.”
“It is foolish to think that one can do anything to change the world.”
“What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realize that I have spent whole days before this inkstone.”
“Leaving something incomplete makes it interesting, and gives one the feeling that there is room for growth.”
“The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty.”
“To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you—such is a pleasure beyond compare.”