Matsuo Basho Quotes


"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon."
- Matsuo Basho
(Related: Moon, Nothing)

"The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers."
- Matsuo Basho
(Related: Temple, Flowers, Sound)

"The moon is brighter since the barn burned."
- Matsuo Basho
(Related: Moon)

"Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought."
- Matsuo Basho
(Related: Men, Footsteps, Old)

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."
- Matsuo Basho
(Related: Home, Day, Journey)