In the cherry blossom's shade there's no such thing as a stranger.
— Kobayashi Issa
The most impressive Kobayashi Issa quotes that will activate your inner potential
Giddy grasshopper Take care...do not leap and crush These pearls of dewdrop
What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.
Carrying a poppy he passes through the quarrel.
In spring rain a pretty girl yawning.
O snail Climb Mount Fuji But slowly, slowly!
Summer night-- even the stars are whispering to each other.
Red morning sky - snail, are you glad of it?
Here I'm here- the snow falling.
In the city fields Contemplating cherry-trees... Strangers are like friends
The world of dew is the world of dew. And yet, and yet--
In this world we walk on the roof of hell gazing at flowers
before the gate -- my walking stick's made a river of melting snow
All the time I pray to Buddha I keep on killing mosquitoes.
Don't kill!... The fly is asking you To save his life By rubbing his hands together
Moon, plum blossoms, this, that, and the day goes
There is no stranger under the cherry tree.
Where there are humans, You'll find flies, And Buddhas.
Take a nap Making the mountain water Pound the rice.
Don't worry, spiders, I keep house casually.
Reflected in the dragonfly's eye -- mountains.
Listen, all creeping things, the bell of transience.
Dry creek glimpsed by lightning
Even with insects - some can sing, some can't.
Face of the spring moon- about twelve years old, I'd say.
Arise from sleep, old cat, And with great yawns and stretchings... Amble out for love
On the Death of his Child Dew Evaporates And all our world is dew...so dear, So fresh, so fleeting
Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity.