Quotes by Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn

Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.

Europe

Inspiration

Race

All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little.

Done

Littles

Work

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

Art

Idealism

Subjects

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.

Kings

Lasts

Literature

But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history of changes in the individual, but of changes brought about by the successive efforts of millions of individuals in the course of many generations.

Effort

Generations

Ideas

How sweet Japanese woman is! All the possibilities of the race for goodness seem to be concentrated in her.

Goodness

Race

Sweet

I may venture to say, loosely, that in Judo there is a sort of counter for every twist, wrench, pull, push or bend. Only the Judo expert does not oppose such movements at all. No, he yields to them. But he does much more than yield to them. He aids them with a wicked sleight that causes the assailant to put out his own shoulder, to fracture his own arm, or in a desparate case, even to break his own neck or back.

Experts

Wicked

Yield

In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we may be sure, was the time required to make it, and the greater the number of different minds which assisted in its development.

Art

Beautiful

Reality

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will have much more influence than even Shakespeare upon the written and spoken language of the English race.

Literature

Race

Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy and kindness.

Kindness

Tone

Voice

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Beautiful

Believe

Book

Children

Cities

Competition

Destiny

Differences

Done

Effort

Enemy

Englishmen

Europe

Experts

Father

Foolish

Forever

Generations

Goodness

Hate

Idealism

Ideas

Inspiration

Kindness

Kings

Lasts

Literature

Littles

Mean

Men

New Orleans

Ohio

Passion

People

Philosophy

Practice

Principles

Purpose

Race

Reality

Rely Upon

Romance

Shadow

Shapes

Sorrow

Subjects

Suffering

Suicide

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Quotes by Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn

Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.

All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little.

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.

But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history of changes in the individual, but of changes brought about by the successive efforts of millions of individuals in the course of many generations.

How sweet Japanese woman is! All the possibilities of the race for goodness seem to be concentrated in her.

In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we may be sure, was the time required to make it, and the greater the number of different minds which assisted in its development.

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will have much more influence than even Shakespeare upon the written and spoken language of the English race.

Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy and kindness.

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