Ihara Saikaku Quotes
To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient.
Citations
Ihara Saikaku, 1642–1693, Japanese Writer, The Japanese Family Storehouse, 1688
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Ihara Saikaku was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose (ukiyo-zōshi).