Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.
MATSUO BASHOWinter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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A flute with no holes is not a flute.
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
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Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.
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No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.
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The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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An autumn night – don’t think your life didn’t matter.
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Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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Learn the rules, and then forget them.
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The haiku that reveals seventy to eighty percent of its subject is good. Those that reveal fifty to sixty percent, we never tire of.
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There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores
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