"It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality."

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Source : Lafcadio Hearn (2012). “Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn”, p.150, tredition

Lafcadio Hearn

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“We all have friends we love dearly that couldn't pass for human in a strict Turing test.”
“You're not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it.”
“Shonin: I have composed a poem. Kokushi: Let's hear it. Shonin: When I chant, Both Buddha and self Cease to exist. There is only the voice that says, Namu Amida Butsu. Kokushi: Something's wrong with the last couple of lines, don't you think? (after a lapse of time) Shonin: This is how I've written it: When I chant, Both Buddha and self Cease to exist. Namu Amida Butsu. Kokushi: There! You got it!”
“I'm a MySpace person.”

Source : "Buzzworthy Exclusive: Teyana Taylor for President!". Buzzworthy interview, www.mtv.com. February 28, 2008.
“As long as you're having fun and still doing stuff, it doesn't matter what other people think.”
“Leaders have to act more quickly today. The pressure comes much faster.”
“You will remember some of what you hear; much of what you read; more of what you see, and almost all of what you experience and understand fully.”

Source : Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia (2011). “The Developing Human”, p.7, Elsevier Health Sciences
“Reading Bicycling beyond the Divide was the best vacation I took all year-in a year I traveled to Mexico, France, and Italy. Even if you have never ridden a bike or set foot in the West, this book will make both a part of your life as vivid as any trip you have taken. Daryl Farmer's journey-into the heart of a land, of a time, into the very nature of memory and experience-is one I will never forget.”

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