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As for me, I like sleeping.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure, Book 2

The source

"As for me, I like sleeping." Yamamoto Tsunetomo said it in Hagakure, Book 2. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"我は寢る事が好きなり"

Original Japanese, Hagakure, Book 2. Japanese: Hagakure, vol. 1 (1937 printing), NDL digital text.

Who said it

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Samurai turned monk whose spoken reflections were written down as Hagakure, Hidden by Leaves.

Questions

Who said "As for me, I like sleeping."?
Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Source: Hagakure, Book 2.
What is the original Japanese?
我は寢る事が好きなり. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

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