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But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chi

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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A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles. – 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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One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty. – Edward Witten

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I think beauty comes from within. If youre happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside. – Faith Hill

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I like to embrace natural beauty. I try to get at least 8 hours of sleep, drinking a lot of water and exercising. – Tia Mowry

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