"No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly," His Hi… - Murasaki Shikibu

"No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly," His Highness replied, "...and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it."

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Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部 Murasaki Shikibu, c. 973 or 978 – c. 1014 or 1031) was a novelist, poet, and servant of the imperial court during the Heian period of Japan. She is the author of the Tale of Genji.

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Alternative Names: Lady Murasaki

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