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The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry. ↗

— 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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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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As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage. ↗

— 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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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 of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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You see people all the time who are on hit shows and then you never hear from them again. ↗

— Patricia Heaton

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But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history of changes in the individual, but of changes brought about by the successive efforts of millions of individuals in the course of many generations. ↗

— 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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