Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.

Quote by Lafcadio Hearn

Topics: Beliefs Quotes, Ethics Quotes

As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether...

As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether...

Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe...

Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe...

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious...

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious...

Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important...

Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important...

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom...

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom...

The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic...

The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic...

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student...

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student...

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness...

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness...

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student,...

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student,...

One of the great defects of English books printed in the last century is the...

One of the great defects of English books printed in the last century is the...

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in...

The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in...

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves...

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves...

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value...

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value...

Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm...

Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm...

But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history...

But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history...

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers,...

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers,...

The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in...

The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in...

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the...

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the...

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed...

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed...