It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if…

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not settle down. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.16, Xist Publishing
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It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not settle down. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, p.16, Xist Publishing

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