37 Quotes by Okakura Kakuzō

He only who has lived with the beautiful can die beautifully.

The ideal lover of flowers is he who visits them in their native haunts, like Taoyuenming who sat before a broken bamboo fence in converse with the wild chrysanthemum, or Linwosing, losing himself amid mysterious fragrance as he wandered in the twilight among the plum-blossoms of the Western Lake. 'Tis said that Chowmushih slept in a boat so that his dreams might mingle with those of the lotus..

Why do men and women like to advertise themselves so much? Is it not but an instinct derived from the days of slavery?

The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.

Friends are flowers in life’s garden.

True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.

Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage.

Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.

Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.