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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.

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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Henri-Frederic Amiel
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