"It has been wisely observed by the greatest……" — Lafcadio Hearn
"It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality."
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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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