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title: "2 R. H. Blyth Quotes"
description: "Reginald Horace Blyth was an English writer and devotee of Japanese culture. He is most famous for his writings on Zen and on haiku poetry."
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# R. H. Blyth

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Reginald Horace Blyth was an English writer and devotee of Japanese culture. He is most famous for his writings on Zen and on haiku poetry.

##  Quotes by R. H. Blyth

> [“Two came here, Two flew off,— Butterflies. Chora3 In this verse, the ordinary poetical meaning is discarded; what remains is that dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-h-blyth/two-came-here-two-flew-off-butterflies-chora3-in-this-verse-the/)

R. H. Blyth

[Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/r-h-blyth-111465_compassion_two-came-here-two-flew-off-butterflies-c_230659.jpg)

> [“Freedom is not doing what you like, but liking what you do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-h-blyth/freedom-is-not-doing-what-you-like-but-liking-what-you-do/)

R. H. Blyth

[Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/r-h-blyth-111465_freedom_freedom-is-not-doing-what-you-like-but-l_245526.jpg)

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