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Ihara Saikaku on Money

d. 1693 Japan

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To think twice in every matter and follow the lead of others is no way to make money.

The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

Though mothers and fathers give us life, it is money alone which preserves it.

The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

If making money is a slow process, losing it is quickly done.

The Japanese Family Storehouse (1688)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ihara Saikaku (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.