Kenji Miyazawa

“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.”

“Unless we are all happy, there can be no true happiness for any one of us.”

“Be not defeated by the rain, nor let the wind prove your better.”

“Without any greed, never getting angry, always smiling quietly.”

“That is what I want to be. A person who is not showy, but is strong and sturdy.”

“Called a good-for-nothing by everyone, not praised by anyone, not a burden to anyone, such a person I want to be.”

“The great work of art is to live.”

“Let us have a universal spirit that thinks of the happiness of the whole world.”

“I want to be a <strong class="highlight">gentlestrong> and strong person.”

“Living is a magnificent thing, even if you have to burn your own life to light it up.”

“In times of drought, shed tears of sympathy.”

“East or West, if a child is sick, go and nurse him.”

“May my soul be a shining flame, moving forward.”

“If there's a quarrel or a lawsuit, go and tell them it's not worth it.”

“Counting all the miseries in the world and taking them on as one's own.”

“When the summer is cold, walk around in a panic.”

“Living on three cups of brown rice, miso and a few vegetables a day.”