One should write not unskilfully in the running hand, be ab… - Yoshida Kenkō

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One should write not unskilfully in the running hand, be able to sing in a pleasing voice and keep good time to music; and, lastly, a man should not refuse a little wine when pressed upon him.

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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 truly enlightened man has no learning, no virtue, no accomplishments, no fame.

Even a false imitation of wisdom must be reckoned as wisdom.

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

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