Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Quote by Matsuo Basho
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
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Matsuo Basho Quotes
Best Quotes
- A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.
- I grew up in a Navy family.
- Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.
- The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
- Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
- The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.
- Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.
- We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.
- Trust is like a glass, if broken, even if amended, it retains scare. Do not betray trust.
- A good novel tells you the truth about its hero but a bad novel tells you the truth about its author.