Quote Pictures Murasaki Shikibu By thehistorianshut - September 25, 2017 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Murasaki Shikibu (10th and 11th century) “You would be wiser to keep your own counsel and take things the way they really are.” From Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji (Chapter 34), translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...