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To know where one is going and what one wishes - this is order ... to organize one's life to distribute one's time ... all this belong to and is included in the word order.
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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To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent.
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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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The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
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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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There is no repose for the mind except in the absolute for feeling, except in the infinite for the soul, except in the divine.
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A musical theme once exhausted, finds its due refuge and repose in silence.
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Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent doing what is impossible for talent is genius.
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To be misunderstood even by those whom one loves is the cross and bitterness of life. It is the secret of that sad and melancholy smile on the lips of great men which so few understand.
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We are all visionaries, and what we see is our soul in things.
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I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights so long as wisdom is rare and pride abundant
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