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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.
         

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.


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This page presents the quote "There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.". Author of this quote is Matsuo Basho. This quote is about moon, flower, thinking,.