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Japanese Affection Is Not Uttered In Words; It Scarcely Appears Even In The Tone Of Voice; It Is Chiefly Shown In Acts Of Exquisite Courtesy And Kindness.

Perhaps There Is An Idea Among Japanese Students That One General Difference Between Japanese And Western Poetry Is That The Former Cultivates Short Forms And The Latter Longer Ones, Gut This Is Only In Part True.

The Tea Ceremony Requires Years Of Training And Practice ... Yet The Whole Of This Art, As To Its Detail, Signifies No More Than The Making And Serving Of A Cup Of Tea. The Supremely Important Matter Is That The Act Be Performed In The Most Perfect, Most Polite, Most Graceful, Most Charming Manner Possible.

In The World Of Reality The More Beautiful A Work Of Art, The Longer, We May Be Sure, Was The Time Required To Make It, And The Greater The Number Of Different Minds Which Assisted In Its Development.

Woo The Muse Of The Odd.