Matsuo Bashō Quote

The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, "I shall be unhappy without loneliness," shows that he made loneliness his master.

Classical Japanese Database, Translation #41 of a Saga Diary excerpt (Translation: Robert Hass) - Statements

The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, I shall be unhappy without loneliness, shows that he made loneliness his master.

The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, I shall be unhappy without loneliness, shows that he made loneliness his master.

The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, I shall be unhappy without loneliness, shows that he made loneliness his master.

The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, I shall be unhappy without loneliness, shows that he made loneliness his master.