Shape I may take, converse I may, but neither god nor Buddha am I, rather an insensate being whose heart thus differs from that of man. Ueda Akinari More Quotes by Ueda Akinari More Quotes From Ueda Akinari Though I cannot flee from the world of corruption, I can prepare tea with water from a mountain stream and put my heart to rest Ueda Akinari heart tea water The moon glows on the river, wind rustles the pines. Ueda Akinari moon wind night Without a constant livelihood, there will be no constant heart. Ueda Akinari livelihood constant heart In friendship, bond not with a shallow man. Ueda Akinari shallow men