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Own Quotes by Lafcadio Hearn
- The fact, however, to which I want to call attention is that the master of Judo never relies upon his own strength. He scarcely uses…
- I may venture to say, loosely, that in Judo there is a sort of counter for every twist, wrench, pull, push or bend. Only the…
- One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong.
- But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty…
- Times are not good here. The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under taxes and frauds and maladministrations so that it has…
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- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
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- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
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- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov