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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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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French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Marriage
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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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Religion
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Gods children and their happiness are my reasons for being. – Red Skelton

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The best vitamin to be a happy person is B1. – Author Unknown

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There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel. – Anthony Trollope

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It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. – Berke Breathed

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