The Heredity of Taste Quotes

“I am an honest man by nature, but as I live in society I try not to arouse anyone's resentment and sometimes I am compelled to lie in this endeavour. As soon as honesty becomes compatible with daily social life, I will stop telling such lies.”
― Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste

“A specter that visits us in broad daylight will inspire much greater fright than a ghost that follows the rules of the game and appears at night.”
― Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste

“A bitter kaki from your own garden tastes better than an apple you buy at the grocer's.”
― Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste

“I wondered if it were possible to succeed in anything on this earth without becoming a scoundrel.”
― Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste

“What if, from now on, I were to be a little more vulgar?”
― Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste