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Namboku Mizuno on Humility

1760–1834 Japan

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Longevity and short life, suffering and happiness - all aspects of human life depend on modesty in food and drink."

People will not respect even a distinguished "man of knowledge" who has a humble attitude toward other people but has no humility in eating.

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