The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in comprehending Western subjects.

Quote by Lafcadio Hearn

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In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we...

In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being...

There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being...

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...

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...

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...

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King...

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King...

The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any...

The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any...

It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East...

It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East...

Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and...

Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and...

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...