Frases de Ihara Saikaku

Ihara Saikaku , romancista e poeta clássico japonês, discípulo de Sôin e da escola Dannin, foi o criador do ukiyo-zōshi , um movimento literário cujo gênero de prosa revolucionou a literatura japonesa do século XVII. Wikipedia  

✵ 1642 – 9. Setembro 1693
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Ihara Saikaku: Frases em inglês

“Ancient simplicity is gone…the people of today are satisfied with nothing but finery.”

Book I, ch. 4.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“To think twice in every matter and follow the lead of others is no way to make money.”

Book II, ch. 5.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient.”

Book III, ch. 4.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“Harshness is for the good of a boy, soft-heartedness will ruin him.”

Book V, ch. 5.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“Take care! Kingdoms are destroyed by bandits, houses by rats, and widows by suitors.”

Book I, ch. 5.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“The first consideration for all, throughout life, is the earning of a living.”

Book I, ch. 1.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“Though mothers and fathers give us life, it is money alone which preserves it.”

Book I, ch. 1.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“There is always something to upset the most careful of human calculations.”

Book II, ch. 2.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

“If making money is a slow process, losing it is quickly done.”

Book III, ch. 5.
The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)