If we live by subhuman means we might as well never have ha… - Ihara Saikaku

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If we live by subhuman means we might as well never have had the good fortune to be born human.

Ihara Saikaku

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Ihara Saikaku (Japanese: 井原西鶴; 1642–1693) was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose (ukiyo-zōshi).

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If we live by subhuman means we might as well never have had the good fortune to be born human. - Ihara Saikaku

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