Quote by Lafcadio Hearn
But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a grea

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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Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and Western poetry is that the former cultivates short forms and the latter longer ones, gut this is only in part true. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Poetry
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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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For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave ones literary education very incomplete. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Education
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We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to peoples happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in peoples lives has been severed. – Park Geun-hye

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For me, love is happiness and inspiration. – Leona Lewis

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You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you arent happy in one place, chances are you wont be happy anyplace. – Ernie Banks

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Just stop for a minute and youll realize youre happy just being. I think its the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, its right here. – James Hillman

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