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

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Matsuo Basho
Age: 50 †
Born: 1644
Born: January 1
Died: 1694
Died: November 28
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Matsuo Basho
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Felling a tree and gazing at the cut end - tonight's moon
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The sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.
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When I speak My lips feel cold - The autumn wind.
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Ballet in the air... Twin butterflies until, twice white They Meet, they mate
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Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music
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Twilight whippoorwill... Whistle on, sweet deepener Of dark loneliness
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All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
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Seek on high bare trails Sky-reflecting violets... Mountain-top jewels
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Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and you do not learn.
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Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
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