Sebastian

“It is said that what is called "the spirit of an age" is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo

“I do not share the belief in indefinite progress for society as a whole; I believe in man’s improvement in himself.”
― Honoré de Balzac, Works of Honore de Balzac

“Things are sweeter when they're lost.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned

“He who travels far will often see things Far removed from what he believed was Truth. When he talks about it in the fields at home, He is often accused of lying, For the obdurate people will not believe What they do not see and distinctly feel. Inexperience, I believe, Will give little credence to my song.”
― Hermann Hesse, The Journey to the East: A Novel