Quotes by : Kakuzō Okakura

Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are....

In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius,....

In joy or sadness flowers are our constant friends.

How can one be so serious with the world when the world itself is so ridiculous?

Nothing is more hallowing than the union of kindred spirits in art. At the moment of meeting, the art....

People are not taught to be really virtuous, but to behave properly.

One is reminded in this connection of a story concerning Kobori-Enshiu. Enshiu was complimented by his....

But when we consider how small after all the cup of human enjoyment is, how soon overflowed with tears,....

One altar forever is preserved, that whereon we burn incense to the supreme idol,--ourselves, our god....

The seeker for perfection must discover in his own life the reflection of the inner light.