Quotes by Sseki Natsume

62 quotes found

Novelist · Japanese · 1867–1916

Japanese novelist (1867–1916)

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japan meiji freedom loneliness society individualism living modernism self morality writing japanese-literature love existence fin-de-siecle literature western individual will existentialism action truth death subjectivity independence egoism enlightenment modern novel political-liberation

“Anyone who sang the praises of undying love in this day and age belonged to the first rank of hypocrites in Daisuke's estimate.”
— Sseki Natsume, And Then
hypocrisy hypocrites love meiji-era

“Nothing shows a greater contempt for individuality than the train. Modern civilization uses every possible means to develop individuality, and having done so, tries everything in its power to stamp...”
— Sseki Natsume
freedom oppression