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Quotes by "Matsuo Bashō"

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. A thicket of summer grass Is all that remains Of the dreams and ambitions Of ancient warriors.
— Matsuo Bashō The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
Tags: weeping, time, endings, defeat, death, change
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