Quote of the day
Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you how to stop suffering. That is its purpose.
Okakura Kakuzō

Born: December 26, 1862
Died: September 2, 1913 (aged 50)
Bio: Okakura Kakuzō was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan. Outside Japan, he is chiefly remembered today as the author of The Book of Tea.
Known for:
- The Book of Tea (1906)
- Ideals of the East
- The awakening of Japan (1904)