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Ihara Saikaku was a Japanese poet renowned for his humorous and satirical works that vividly portrayed the Edo period. His most celebrated work, 'The Life of an Amorous Man', offers a satirical glimpse into the era's society.

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Famous Ihara Saikaku Quotes

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

Ifs Humans Wells Mean Might Born Fortune Live By Good Fortune

Book:The Japanese Family Storehouse: Or, The Millionaire's Gospel Modernised. Nippon Eitai-gura, Or Daifuku Shin Chōja Kyō (1688)

Source: The Japanese Family Storehouse: Or, The Millionaire's Gospel Modernised. Nippon Eitai-gura, Or Daifuku Shin Chōja Kyō (1688)

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

Humans Careful Upset Calculations

Book:The Japanese Family Storehouse, Or, The Millionaires' Gospel Modernised

Source: The Japanese Family Storehouse, Or, The Millionaires' Gospel Modernised

About the Author

Born: 1642
Died: September 9, 1693
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 17

Books & Sources

Nippon Eitaigura: The Way to WealthRelated source material

The Japanese Family Storehouse: Or, The Millionaire's Gospel Modernised. Nippon Eitai-gura, Or Daifuku Shin Chōja Kyō (1688)Related source material

The Japanese Family Storehouse, Or, The Millionaires' Gospel ModernisedRelated source material

Five Japanese Love StoriesRelated source material

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