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. (Yoshida Kenkō)

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.

Yoshida Kenkō

Related topics

craving entertain extravagance man simple success

Related quotes

Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... God made life simple. It is man who complicates it. View quote
Charles Lindbergh
Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. View quote
Václav Havel
Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings. View quote
Robert Collier
It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly. View quote
Virginia Woolf
Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions. View quote
F. Scott Fitzgerald