To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations - such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Quote by Kenko Yoshida

Topics: Generations Quotes

The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching.

The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching.

A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to...

A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to...

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold...

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold...

Leave undone whatever you hesitate to do.

Leave undone whatever you hesitate to do.

The people who join the mob now are second- and third-generation and don't have the...

The people who join the mob now are second- and third-generation and don't have the...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a...

It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a...

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on...

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on...

(following 9/11) I grew up believing my generation would be better. We would be kinder,...

(following 9/11) I grew up believing my generation would be better. We would be kinder,...

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it...

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it...

Think not forever of yourselves, O Chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing...

Think not forever of yourselves, O Chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing...

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and...

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and...

A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.

A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction...

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction...

The older generation thought nothing of getting up at five every morning - and the...

The older generation thought nothing of getting up at five every morning - and the...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...