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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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Righteous ends, thus approved, absolve of guilt the most violent means.
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Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear, undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light, and serenity.
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Mother of Marvels, mysterious and tender Nature, why do we not live more in thee.
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The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.
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The germs of all things are in every heart, and the greatest criminals as well as the greatest heroes are but different modes of ourselves.
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The laws of animality govern almost the whole of history.
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Man never knows what he wants he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, wants to re-establish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.
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Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.
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