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Lafcadio Hearn, born on June 27, 1850, and died on September 26, 1904, was a renowned writer. His works spanned various fields such as literature, folklore, and travel literature, known for his unique perspective and profound insights.

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Famous Lafcadio Hearn Quotes

“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”

Men Littles Literature He Man Duty Suicide Every Man Cowardly Implying

Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

“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.”

Moments Beautiful Romance Passion Literature Poet Ought Illusion Artistic Zone Beautiful Moments

Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

“To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of Heaven, - the Silver Stream.”

Way Heaven Rivers Ancient Chinese Streams Fancy Silver Luminous Milky Way

Book:The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories

Source: The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories

“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.”

Reason Would Be Literature Study Relation Incomplete English Literature General Education General Knowledge

Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

“The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.”

Men Should Happens Father Wife He Man Duty Highest Relation Sake Ties Abandon Interfere

Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

“One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong.”

Purpose Suffering Causes Pleasure Principles One Thing Always Wrong

Author:Lafcadio Hearn

“Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.”

Ifs Men Wells America Religious Chance Judging Find Me

Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

About the Author

Born: June 27, 1850
Died: September 26, 1904
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 57

Books & Sources

Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio HearnRelated source material

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn Including the Japanese LettersRelated source material

A Japanese Miscellany: Strange Stories, Folklore Gleanings, Studies Here & ThereRelated source material

Books and HabitsRelated source material

Exotics and RetrospectivesRelated source material

Gleanings in Buddha-Fields (Annotated Edition)Related source material

Glimpses of Unfamiliar JapanRelated source material

In Ghostly JapanRelated source material

Japan: An Attempt at InterpretationRelated source material

Japanese Ghost StoriesRelated source material

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