Book: An artist of the floating world

Democracy is fine and still it does not mean that our citizens have the right to rebel as soon as they with something do not agree.

In his youth a lot of it seems boring and lifeless. But then, as you get older, you suddenly find that these things are for you the most important.

Influence and social status of the person can increase completely unbeknownst to him, if he works hard, setting a goal is not the improvement of the status, and the satisfaction that comes from performing work at the highest level.

Experience... has taught me not to blindly follow the crowd and always carefully consider, and correct is the one where I'm pushed.

One who seeks to rise above the everyday, to go beyond mediocrity, surely deserves admiration, even if in the end will fail because of the ambitious plans.

It's not a shame if the mistakes you made, Holy into something believing.

Even if your teachers are supposed to look up to, yet it is equally important to learn to put their credibility in question.