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

Quote by Matsuo Basho

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

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

The moon is brighter since the barn burned.

The moon is brighter since the barn burned.

Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.

Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you...

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you...

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an...

Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an...

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a...

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a...

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes

In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes