Letters from Japan, Vol. 1

And the people have the same way of wrapping themselves in colourless conventionalities. That which you expect from them is that which they would wish to show you, and very likely all that you will ever see. But if any shared emotion suddenly draws you closer together, then the veil is rent away, you behold the springs of action, and, 10! They are those which have swayed you in the best moments of your life; and, if you are honest and humble-minded, you will say in your heart, Brother, I misjudged thee. Perhaps thou art as near to wisdom and to love as I.

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