Hōjōki
Translated by A. L. Sadler · 1928
One of the sources behind Kamo no Chōmei.
The river flows
Ceaselessly the river flows, and yet the water is never the same, while in the still pools the shifting foam gathers and is gone, never staying for a moment. Ev…
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Fire, famine, earthquake
In the great fire the flames spread as though unrolled, and men fled without saving anything, so that the treasures of a whole city turned to ashes in a night. …
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The ten foot hut
Now I have built me a hut ten feet square, and it is not even a permanent dwelling. There is no trouble in building it, and if the place displeases me I can mov…
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