quotes by Kakuzo Okakura

"Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others"
— Kakuzo Okakura

"For life is an expression, our unconscious actions the constant betrayal of our innermost thought."
— Kakuzo Okakura (The Book of Tea)

"We take refuge in pride because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
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— Kakuzo Okakura

"Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life."
— Kakuzo Okakura (The Book of Tea)

"Everyone has to build anew his sky of hope and peace."
— Kakuzo Okakura (The Book of Tea)

"Translation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side of a brocade- all the threads are there, but not the subtlety of colour or design."
— Kakuzo Okakura (The Book of Tea)