Matsuo Basho Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

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

by:	Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) Japanese poet of the�Edo period
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Categories:	Free Thought, Learning, Reason, Truth, Wisdom
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Amerika's tradition of stare decicis is a receipt for disaster, a foundation for tyranny's most heinous applications and the process for losing what the wise founders of the de jure States united sought for. -- Mike, Norwalk 2
Such brevity, such wisdom. -- Bob, Charlotte, VT 2
Sorry -- I should have indicated I meant Basho's comment. ( Not to disparage Mike, but .. y'know what I mean ?! ) -- Bob, Charlotte, VT 1
I like it. ;-) Good point, Mike. -- E Archer, NYC 2
(-; I like it ;-) -- Mike, Norwalk 1
Unfortunately this could mean that the wise found wisdom only after faulty steps, and that the question phase should be prompted way in advance by starting immediately. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown