Lafcadio Hearn

The Shadow-maker shapes forever. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#philosophy #religion #religion

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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

— Lafcadio Hearn

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Any idealism is a proper subject for art. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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

— Lafcadio Hearn

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

— Lafcadio Hearn

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