Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's best quotes
The top 3 according to 4 votes from people: Life is like a box of matches. It is foolish to treat it seriously, and dangerous not to. · Life is more hellish than hell itself. · Freedom is like the air on a mountaintop. Neither can be borne by the weak.. (Updated Jan 28, 2022.)
From the ironic aphorisms of The Words of a Dwarf to Kappa and A Fool's Life: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's famous lines.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 13
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Life is like a box of matches. It is foolish to treat it seriously, and dangerous not to.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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2
Life is more hellish than hell itself.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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3
Freedom is like the air on a mountaintop. Neither can be borne by the weak.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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4
A fool always believes everyone but himself is a fool.
Kappa.
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5
Life is not worth a single line of Baudelaire.
A Fool's Life.
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6
I have no conscience. All I have are nerves.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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7
It is harder to defend oneself than to defend others. If you doubt it, look at lawyers.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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Of all God's attributes, the one I pity him most for is that he cannot commit suicide.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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9
Sleep is more pleasant than death. At least it is certainly easier.
An aphorism by Akutagawa.
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10
The damage morality does is the complete paralysis of conscience.
The Words of a Dwarf, 'Morals'.
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11
Weapons in themselves are nothing to fear. What we fear is the skill of the warrior.
The Words of a Dwarf, 'Weapons'.
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12
One side of genius is clearly the talent for causing scandal.
The Words of a Dwarf, 'Scandal'.
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13
Public opinion is always a lynching, and a lynching is always entertainment.
The Words of a Dwarf, 'Public opinion'.
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