"For this reason, to study English literature without……" — Lafcadio Hearn
"For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave one's literary education very incomplete."
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Lafcadio Hearn
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46 Quotes by Lafcadio Hearn
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In order to comprehend the beauty of a Japanese garden, it is necessary to understand - or at least to…
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The fact, however, to which I want to call attention is that the master of Judo never relies upon his…
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I may venture to say, loosely, that in Judo there is a sort of counter for every twist, wrench, pull,…
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No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it.…
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All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little.
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In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we may be sure, was the…
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The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you…
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French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is…
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Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.
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There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow…
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The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice ... yet the whole of this art, as to its detail,…
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A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to…
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I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education.
— Tallulah Bankhead
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Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.
— Hosea Ballou
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Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible.
— Javier Bardem
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It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It…
— Albert Barnes
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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any…
— John Adams
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The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government…
— John Quincy Adams
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I would point out that if you're a believer in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood…
— Joe Barton
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The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit…
— Brendan Behan
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The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.
— Rob Bell
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Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.
— William Blake
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My ancestors wandered lost in the wilderness for forty years because even in biblical times, men would not stop to…
— Elayne Boosler
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If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being…
— Dan Brown
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