Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
MATSUO BASHOAwakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo.
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Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice.
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Year by year, the monkey’s mask reveals the monkey.
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.
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First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.
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Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.
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The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
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Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
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I felt quite at home, / As if it were mine sleeping lazily / In this house of fresh air.
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