There is nothing you can see that is not a Bashoflower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

—Matsuo Basho

More quotations from Matsuo Basho

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.

—Matsuo Basho

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

—Matsuo Basho

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2 Sep 2026 Added