One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, …

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, morality or folklore in front of elders or people of rank. It is disagreeable to listen to. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.19, Xist Publishing
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One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, morality or folklore in front of elders or people of rank. It is disagreeable to listen to. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.19, Xist Publishing

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