Quotes about Japan

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What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms. — Kobayashi Issa, Poems
Those who hurt others will also hurt themselves. — Natsuki Takaya
I like the relaxed way in which the Japanese approach religion. I think of myself as basically a moral person, but I'm d — Dave Barry, Dave Barry Does Japan
Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;a bundle of twigs by the — Ryōkan
To be pleasant, gentle, calm and self-possessed: this is the basis of good taste and charm in a woman. No matter how amo — Murasaki Shikibu, The Diary of Lady Murasaki
The bond between husband and wife is a strong one. Suppose the man had hunted her out and brought her back. The memory o — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
The line between him and the enemy had simultaneously blurred and solidified. Somehow, while perhaps it shouldn't have, — Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
Memorizing someone else’s explanation of the truth isn’t the same as seeing the truth for yourself. It is what it is—the — H.E. Davey, Japanese Yoga: The Way of Dynamic Meditation
In seven days God had created the Earth. In a single day mankind had turned it upside down. — Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
If love goes too far, it turns into cruelty. — Haruo Shirane, Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900
To tell others thatIt is a rumor Will not do. When your own heart asks How will you respond? — Gosen Wakashū
Tokyo is bigger than Kumamoto. And Japan is bigger than Tokyo. And even bigger than Japan... Even bigger than Japan is t — Sōseki Natsume, Sanshirō
Some nonreligious people are disgruntled by the word "faith," feeling that it has no connection to them. But we all have — Kentetsu Takamori, Unlocking Tannisho: Shinran's Words on the Pure Land Path
What comes from the heart will go to the heart — Renae Lucas-Hall
His smiling face revealed a love too strong to be kept inside, but the feelings obviously rising inside him kept him fro — Haruo Shirane, Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900
Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and deat — Tsunetomo Yamamoto, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life. — Santōka Taneda, Mountain Tasting: Haiku and Journals of Santoka Taneda
Real haiku is the soul of poetry. Anything that is not actually present in one's heart is not haiku. The moon glows, flo — Santōka Taneda, Mountain Tasting: Haiku and Journals of Santoka Taneda
When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem — Bashō Matsuo
Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano. — Kentetsu Takamori