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Quotation from Botchan by Natsume Sōseki
“Kiyo has been praising me as unselfish and straight, but she is a person of sterling qualities far more than I whom she praises.”
Botchan, Chapter IV, trans. Yasotaro Mori (spelled 'Morri' on the title page); revised by J. R. Kennedy
Alone in the provinces, he realises for the first time how good the old servant has been to him.
Citation: "Kiyo has been praising me as unselfish and straight, but she is a person of sterling qualities far more than I whom she praises." — Natsume Sōseki, Botchan, Chapter IV, trans. Yasotaro Mori (spelled 'Morri' on the title page); revised by J. R. Kennedy. (id botchan-q2)
Portrait: Natsume Soseki photo, Ogawa Kazumasa, Public domain.
