Sen Rikyu Quotes

#1. He had the sensation of stepping into the dampness of a grave, and it was not much better because he had always known that the grave was there and waiting for him.

George Orwell

#2. Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant.

Gustave Flaubert

#3. In this thatched hut there ought not to be a speck of dust of any kind; both master and visitors are expected to be on terms of absolute sincerity; no ordinary measures of proportion or etiquette or conventionalism are to be followed.

Sen No Rikyu

#4. It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years.

John Von Neumann

#5. Being salt and light demands two things: we practice purity in the midst of a fallen world and yet we live in proximity to this fallen world. If you don't hold up both truth in tension, you invariably becomes useless and separated from the world God loves.

David Kinnaman

#6. Back in the day I used to drive with a rock just in case.

Gonjasufi

#7. First, everyone's going to die. Second, love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love. Against all reason I loved my father. Did you love yours?

Kristin Cashore

#8. If you have one teapot And can brew your tea in it That will do quite well. How much does he lack himself Who must have a lot of things?

Sen No Rikyu

#9. Hanna's announced her intentions to marry Archer

Kristin Cashore

#10. We learn something when someone passes through our lives. Some lessons are painful. Some lessons are painless & some lessons are priceless.

Srinivas Shenoy

#11. Building a successful company (or living a happy life, for that matter) is not about embracing someone else's philosophy, but staying true to your own beliefs about the world and learning from the mistakes you make along the way.

Ben Parr

#12. Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.

Sen No Rikyu

#13. How much does he lack himself who must have many things?

Sen No Rikyu

#14. The reason why the Christians in this day are at such a loss as to some things is that they are contented with what comes from man's mouth, without searching and kneeling before God to know of Him the truth of things.

John Bunyan

#15. It is only God who can fill our void.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#16. When you hear the splash Of the water drops that fall Into the stone bowl You will feel that all the dust Of your mind is washed away.

Sen No Rikyu

#17. Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term.

Reed Hastings