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Famous Matsuo Basho Quotes
“At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water”
“Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water - A deep resonance.”
“Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.”
“Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.”
“Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.”
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
“The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.”
“Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.”
“This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.”
“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.”
“Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.”
“Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.”
“Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.”
“Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.”
“Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.”
“Poverty's child - he starts to grind the rice, and gazes at the moon.”
“Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers' imperial dreams.”
“Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice”
“Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.”
“How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.”