Lafcadio Hearn

“Ere morning the storm had passed; and day broke through a cloudless east. Even if the sleeve of Aoyagi hid from her…

— Lafcadio Hearn

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great…

— Lafcadio Hearn

“Let those who want to hatch hatch their own eggs. ----Martinique proverb”

— Lafcadio Hearn

There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not…

— Lafcadio Hearn

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare…

— Lafcadio Hearn

“It may remain for us to learn… that our task is only beginning, and that there will never be given to us…

— Lafcadio Hearn

“Then a scream of steam, a mighty jolt; and the thunder-rattle recommences, and the train again begins to rock in mad storms…

— Lafcadio Hearn

Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe in the Bible that they began to…

— Lafcadio Hearn

There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune…

— Lafcadio Hearn

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor…

— Lafcadio Hearn

“Našao je zemlju izlazećeg sunca pa je pšenično zrno, koje je neplodno, bacakano vetrom, najzad naišlo na grudu zemlje koja će ga…

— Lafcadio Hearn

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven…

— Lafcadio Hearn

The fact, however, to which I want to call attention is that the master of Judo never relies upon his own strength.…

— Lafcadio Hearn

Times are not good here. The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under taxes and frauds and maladministrations so…

— Lafcadio Hearn

Woo the muse of the odd.

— Lafcadio Hearn

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove to-day on examination to…

— Lafcadio Hearn

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great…

— Lafcadio Hearn

In order to comprehend the beauty of a Japanese garden, it is necessary to understand - or at least to learn to…

— Lafcadio Hearn

“also in the boom of the big bell there is a quaintness of tone which wakens feelings, so strangely far-away from all…

— Lafcadio Hearn

My friends are much more dangerous than my enemies. These latter - with infinite subtlety - spin webs to keep me out…

— Lafcadio Hearn

Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded…

— Lafcadio Hearn

Contemporary literature in the West has shown some signs of ethical change.

— Lafcadio Hearn

“The clay pot wishes to laugh at the iron pot. --Trinidad proverb”

— Lafcadio Hearn

The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice ... yet the whole of this art, as to its detail, signifies no…

— Lafcadio Hearn

The Shadow-maker shapes forever.

— Lafcadio Hearn