Ko Un Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Ko Un
In the old days a poet once said"
In the old days a poet once said
our nation is destroyed
yet the mountains and rivers survive
Today's poet says
the mountains and rivers are destroyed
yet our nation survives
Tomorrow's poet will say
the mountains and rivers are destroyed
our nation is destroyed and Alas!
you and I are completely destroyed — Ko Un
HOUSE
Grow high. The devil can't find you.
Grow deep. Buddha can't find you.
Build a house and live there.
Gourd creepers will climb over it,
their flowers dazzling at midnight.
— Ko Un
Body and soul, let's all go / transformed into arrows! / Piercing the air / body and soul, let's go / with no turning back. — Ko Un