The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature. Lafcadio Hearn helpkindliterature Change image and share on social
A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable. Lafcadio Hearn artfallgenerally Change image and share on social
Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe in the Bible that they began to discover how beautiful it was. Lafcadio Hearn beautifulbeginbible Change image and share on social
The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can. Lafcadio Hearn artisticbeautifulfree Change image and share on social
Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics. Lafcadio Hearn beliefbroadethic Change image and share on social
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 closelyfinnishform share on social
I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student must be astonished at the extraordinary predominance given to the passion of love both in fiction and in poetry. Lafcadio Hearn astonishenglishextraordinary share on social
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 cultivatedifferenceform share on social
For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave one's literary education very incomplete. Lafcadio Hearn bibleeducationenglish Change image and share on social
There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself; and to kill himself would have seemed cowardly, as implying fear of being killed by others. Lafcadio Hearn considercowardlyduty share on social
