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Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

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
Philosopher
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Henri-Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amiel
Men
Passionate
Flint
Like
Mere
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Possibility
Latent
Passion
Spark
Force
Sparks
Give
Shock
Without
Iron
Giving
Forth

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