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Yedo and Peking (1863)
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As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as I passed along the streets; and wherever I observed one better than the rest I did not fail to pay it a visit.
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One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.
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One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
Morihei Ueshiba
Robert Fortune
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September 16, 1812
Died:
April 13, 1880
(aged 67)
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