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

Other quotes by Lafcadio Hearn

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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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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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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Cheerfulness is what greases the axles of the world. Don’t go through life creaking. – H.W. Byles

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Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring. – Chinese Proverb

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There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people. – Anwar Sadat

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Sitting behind the bench at games is the hardest thing Ive ever had to go through because basketball is really most of my happiness. So when I cant go out there and exert energy and have fun and things like that, it kind of puts everything else into perspective. – Chris Webber

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