"a samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a â€˜functionâ€™, one cog in a machine."

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Source : Yukio Mishima, Tsunetomo Yamamoto (1977). “Yukio Mishima on Hagakure: the Samurai ethic and modern Japan”

Yukio Mishima

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“Anything John Stott says is worth listening to. Anything he writes is worth reading. Basic Christianity is not only a classic must-read for every believer; it is truly a blessing preserved on the written page for the enrichment of this generation and those to come.”
“Unlike us, cats never outgrow their delight in cat capacities, nor do they settle finally for limitations. Cats, I think, live out their lives fulfilling their expectations.”
“I mean, the things you think will never happen, you have to confront; those things that come into your life that you thought you never could deal with, you do.”
“With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we canâ€™t appreciate what we have”
“It's hard to give a career like this up, when I tell my wife I'm going to the office, and it's the beach.”
“The true fruit of travel is perhaps the feeling of being nearly everywhere at home.”
“What's important is that twice two is four and all the rest's nonsense.”
“But I deal with this by meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world.”

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