Quotes by Okakura Kakuzō
5 quotes by Okakura Kakuzō (died 1913), taken from The Book of Tea. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
The Book of Tea
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“Teaism is the art of concealing beauty that you may discover it, of suggesting what you dare not reveal.”
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“The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.”
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“It is not that we should ignore the claims of posterity, but that we should seek to enjoy the present more.”
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“True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally completed the incomplete.”
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“The simplicity of the tea-room and its freedom from vulgarity make it truly a sanctuary from the vexations of the outer world.”