“The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flo...” — Matsuo Basho Quote

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

“The moon is brighter since the barn burned.”

“When a country is defeated, there remain only mountains and rivers, and on a ruined castle in spring only grasses thrive. I sat down on my hat and wept bitterly till I almost forgot time.”

“Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life.”

“Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.”

“Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.”