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A modest garden contains, for those who know how to look and to wait, more instruction than a library.
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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We only understand that which already is within us.
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Kindness is gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.
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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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