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“Any connoisseur knows you've got to be drunk to really enjoy a good romance.”

Book:Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

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Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

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Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai was a renowned Japanese author born on June 19, 1909, in Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan. His works are known for their profound social criticism and unique literary style, with notable titles including 'The Buried Alive' and 'Fostering'. Dazai passed away on June 13, 1948. more

“I went to interview a man with a high reputation for wisdom, because I felt that here if anywhere I should succeed in disproving the oracle and pointing out to my divine authority 'You said that I was the wisest of men, but here is a man who is wiser than I am.' Well, I gave a thorough examination to this person... and in conversation with him I formed the impression that although in many people's opinion, and especially in his own, he appeared to be wise, in fact he was not. Then when I began to try to show him that he only thought he was wise and was not really so, my efforts were resented both by him and by many of the other people present. However, I reflected as I walked away: 'Well, I am certainly wiser than this man. It is only too likely that neither of us has any knowledge to boast of; but he thinks that he knows something which he does not know, whereas I am quite conscious of my ignorance. At any rate it seems that I am wiser than he is to this small extent, that I do not think that I know what I do not know... [A]s I pursued my investigation at the god's command,... my honest impression was... that the people with the greatest reputations were almost entirely deficient, while others who were supposed to be their inferiors were much better qualified in practical intelligence.”

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Book:Apology, Crito And Phaedo Of Socrates.

Source: Apology, Crito And Phaedo Of Socrates.

“In order to reach for the stars, you must have both feet planted firmly on the ground.”

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Book:Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

Source: Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

“Wrap yourself in love like a blanket.”

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Author:Heather Holmes

“I will not underrate the importance [of equipment]... But I insist that the trained mind is the first thing, and for scouting a fool on horseback is worth less than a wise man on foot.”