As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity…

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity. ✨ Hagakure. Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.
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