Ariwara no Narihira quotes

“I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.”
-- Ariwara no Narihira

Source : Ariwara no Narihira, “I Have Always Known”

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“If there were no cherry blossoms in this world How much more tranquil our hearts would be in spring.”
-- Ariwara no Narihira

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“Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at peace.”
-- Ariwara no Narihira

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“A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.”

Source : A. A. Milne (2012). “Winnie-the-Pooh”, p.93, Egmont UK

“You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”

“Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book Three: Being and the Meaning of Life”, p.25, Shambhala Publications

“The Bible says, 'The truth shall make you free.' But let's not forget it was Spiro Agnew who said that a good lie will keep you out of jail in the first place.”

“So yesterday you fell off the wagon? Or maybe you blew your diet? Or lost your temper and shot off your mouth? Well, that was yesterday. Today is a brand-new day with a clean slate, so forget yesterday!”

“Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches.”

“Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories / Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.”

“Yes, I do like to be in control. I do like everything to be laid out, to know what I'm doing. I'm very impatient. I like things done yesterday, which is probably a fault of mine. I like things to be neat and tidy and organised. I say what I want and show what I want and I keep things private.”

“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure.”

“We want you. We wanted you yesterday, we want you today and we'll want you tomorrow. There's nothing you could do to change that.”