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Truth is not only violated by falsehood it may be equally outraged by silence.
Henri Frederic Amiel
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Henri Frederic Amiel
Age: 59 †
Born: 1821
Born: September 27
Died: 1881
Died: May 11
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Literary Critic
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Henri-Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amiel
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We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. The consciousness of wrong-doing makes us irritable, and our heart, in its cunning, quarrels with what is outside it, in order that it may deafen the clamor within.
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Every man is a priest, even involuntarily his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others.
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The only substance properly so called is the soul.
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A musical theme once exhausted, finds its due refuge and repose in silence.
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Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.
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Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
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Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
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Unconsciousness, spontaneity, instinct ... hold us to the earth and dictate the relatively good and useful.
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I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
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