Quotes by Nitobe Inazō
3 quotes by Nitobe Inazō (died 1933), taken from Bushido. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Bushido
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“Politeness is a poor virtue, if it is actuated only by a fear of offending good taste, whereas it should be the outward manifestation of a sympathetic regard for the feelings of others.”
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“The cultivation of tender feelings breeds considerate regard for the sufferings of others.”
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“That calmness of mind, that serenity of temper, that composure and quietness of demeanor, which are the first essentials of Cha-no-yu are without doubt the first conditions of right thinking and right feeling.”