Saito Ryokuu 斎藤緑雨
critic · novelist · Meiji Japan · 1868–1904
A Meiji critic known for sharp satire and short aphorisms. He died at thirty-six, poor and consumptive, after composing his own death notice and having it placed in a newspaper.
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1900 · That is, writing will not keep you fed
Consider: the pen is one, and chopsticks are two. Know that the few are no match for the many.
按ずるに筆は一本也、箸は二本也。衆寡敵せずと知るべし。"Seigan hakuto"
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