"A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind."

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Source : Lafcadio Hearn (2012). “Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn”, p.152, tredition

Lafcadio Hearn

#Great Day Quotes #Useless Quotes #Examination Quotes

“The architect had not stopped to bother about columns and porticos, proportions or interiors, or any limitation upon the epic he sought to materialize; he had simply made a servant of Nature - art can go no further.”
“People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.”
“The irony about Charles II is not that he came to the throne because England needed a successor to Charles I, but because England needed a successor to Oliver Cromwell.”
“To reach our full potential we must first clear the mind and be present in the flow of life current.”
“I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible”
“Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion.”
“It's not unlikely that God would lie that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie.”
“I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.”

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