The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

Dogen

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all things The moon The sky

Author

Dogen

Source

Genjo Koan Shōbōgenzō

Statement Type

Zen koan

Language

Japanese

Time

1253 1250s 13th century

Occupation

Zen Buddhist Eastern philosopher Philosopher Buddhist

From

Japan Asia

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dogen. "Genjo Koan [Actualizing the Fundamental Point]." Shobogenzo, c. 1253.

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Everything that lives,
Lives not alone, nor for itself.

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all things Nature of life Life

Author

William Blake
Source
The Book of Thel
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
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Blake, William. The Book of Thel. London, c. 1789.

Current Citation

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To no man will we sell, or deny, or delay, right or justice.

Magna Carta

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Topic
Rule of law Justice
Source
Magna Carta
Medium
Political charter
Genre
Political literature
Language
Latin
Time
1215 1210s 13th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Magna Carta Libertatum [Great Charter of Freedoms]. 5 June 1215, clause 40.

Current Citation

Magna Carta, translated by David A. Carpenter. Penguin Classics, 2015, clause 40.

Another quote originally in Japanese

The months and days are the travelers of eternity. The years that come and go are also voyagers... I too for years past have been stirred by the sight of a solitary cloud drifting with the wind to ceaseless thoughts of roaming.

Matsuo Basho

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Topic
Wanderlust Eternity

Author

Matsuo Basho
Source
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Genre
Travel writing
Language
Japanese
Time
1694 1690s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Basho, Matsuo. おくのほそ道 [The Narrow Road to the Deep North]. Tokyo, 1702.

Current Citation

Basho, Matsuo. "The Narrow Road to the Deep North." The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches, translated by Nobuyuki Yuasa. Penguin Classics, 1967.

Another quote of the following type Zen koan

I don't know where I'm going but I'll get there on time.

Robert Rauschenberg

Quoted in The New Yorker

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Topic
Journey vs. destination
Speaker
Robert Rauschenberg
Source
The New Yorker
Medium
Interview Magazine
Statement Type
Zen koan
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Rauschenberg, Robert. "Everything in Sight: Robert Rauschenberg's New Life." Interviewed by Calvin Tompkins. The New Yorker, 23 May 2005, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/05/23/everything-in-sight.