You should never put the new antlers of a deer to your nose and smell them. They have little insects that crawl into the nose and devour the brain.
Yoshida KenkoIf you imagine that once you have accomplished your ambitions you will have time to turn to the Way, you will discover that your ambitions never come to an end.
Yoshida KenkoIf life were eternal, all interest and anticipation would vanish. It is uncertainty which lends it fascination.
Yoshida Kenko