He is of low understanding who spends a whole life irked by… - Yoshida Kenkō

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He is of low understanding who spends a whole life irked by common worldly matters.

Yoshida Kenkō

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Yoshida Kenkō (Japanese: 吉田兼好; 1283? – 1350?) was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezure-Gusa (Essays in Idleness), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Born Urabe Kaneyoshi (卜部兼好).

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Native Name: 吉田兼好

Alternative Names: Yoshida Kenko • Yoshida Kenkou • Urabe no Kaneyoshi

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The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known.

Hello! Sorry I’m not home, but I have gone to rescue my friends who were captured by Bowser! - Super Mario World

It is excellent for a man to be simple in his tastes, to avoid extravagance, to own no possessions, to entertain no craving for worldly success.

He is of low understanding who spends a whole life irked by common worldly matters. - Yoshida Kenkō

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