Ariwara no Narihira famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.
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If there were no cherry blossoms in this world How much more tranquil our hearts would be in spring.
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Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at peace.
-- Ariwara no Narihira
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A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
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You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.
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Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.
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The Bible says, 'The truth shall make you free.' But let's not forget it was Spiro Agnew who said that a good lie will keep you out of jail in the first place.
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So yesterday you fell off the wagon? Or maybe you blew your diet? Or lost your temper and shot off your mouth? Well, that was yesterday. Today is a brand-new day with a clean slate, so forget yesterday!
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Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches.
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories / Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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Yes, I do like to be in control. I do like everything to be laid out, to know what I'm doing. I'm very impatient. I like things done yesterday, which is probably a fault of mine. I like things to be neat and tidy and organised. I say what I want and show what I want and I keep things private.
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Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure.
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We want you. We wanted you yesterday, we want you today and we'll want you tomorrow. There's nothing you could do to change that.
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