Kenko Yoshida Quotes


Though a man excels in everything, unless he has been a lover his life is lonely, and he may be likened to a jewelled cup which can contain no wine.


Citations

Yoshida, Kenkō. The Tsuredzure Gusa of Yoshida no Kaneyoshi. Translated by G.B. Sansom, Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, vol. 39, 1911, p. 19.

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Kenko Yoshida
Kenko Yoshida
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  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Profession: Scientist

Kenkō (1283–1350) was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods.