Quote by Lafcadio Hearn
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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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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respect
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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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Knowledge
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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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Poetry
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I was always anti-marriage. I didnt understand monogamy. I couldnt figure out how that could last. And then I met Bryn and I started to understand the beauty of constancy and history and change and going on the roller coaster with someone – of having a partner in life. – Maria Bello

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Beauty

I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy a strength a secret cup of gladness. – Ossie Davis

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Beauty

You fall into my arms. You are the good gift of destructions path, When life sickens more than disease. And boldness is the root of beauty. Which draws us together. – Boris Pasternak

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Beauty

I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle. – James Weldon Johnson

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Beauty

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