Murasaki Shikibu
Born
Kyoto, Japan
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The Tale of Genji
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki
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27 editions
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1010
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La novela de Genji I. Esplendor
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1000
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Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan
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98 editions
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1920
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La novela de Genji II. Catástrofe
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1021
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Genji & Heike: Selections from The Tale of Genji and The Tale of the Heike
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8 editions
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1994
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Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
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2010
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Kirsikankukkajuhla (Genjin tarina #1)
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Het Verhaal van Genji deel 1 (Het verhaal van Genji, #1)
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1008
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Storia di Genji - Il principe splendente
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“It is useless to talk with those who do not understand one and troublesome to talk with those who criticize from a feeling of superiority. Especially one-sided persons are troublesome. Few are accomplished in many arts and most cling narrowly to their own opinion.”
― Diaries of court ladies of old Japan
― Diaries of court ladies of old Japan
“ To be pleasant, gentle, calm and self-possessed: this is the basis of good taste and charm in a woman. No matter how amorous or passionate you may be, as long as you are straightforward and refrain from causing others embarrassment, no one will mind. But women who are too vain and act pretentiously, to the extent that they make others feel uncomfortable, will themselves become the object of attention; and once that happens, people will find fault with whatever they say or do; whether it be how they enter a room, how they sit down, how they stand up or how they take their leave. Those who end up contradicting themselves and those who disparage their companions are also carefully watched and listened to all the more. As long as you are free from such faults, people will surely refrain from listening to tittle-tattle and will want to show you sympathy, if only for the sake of politeness.
I am of the opinion that when you intentionally cause hurt to another, or indeed if you do ill through mere thoughtless behavior, you fully deserve to be censured in public. Some people are so good-natured that they can still care for those who despise them, but I myself find it very difficult. Did the Buddha himself in all his compassion ever preach that one should simply ignore those who slander the Three Treasures? How in this sullied world of ours can those who are hard done by be expected to reciprocate in kind?”
― The Diary of Lady Murasaki
I am of the opinion that when you intentionally cause hurt to another, or indeed if you do ill through mere thoughtless behavior, you fully deserve to be censured in public. Some people are so good-natured that they can still care for those who despise them, but I myself find it very difficult. Did the Buddha himself in all his compassion ever preach that one should simply ignore those who slander the Three Treasures? How in this sullied world of ours can those who are hard done by be expected to reciprocate in kind?”
― The Diary of Lady Murasaki
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