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From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite.
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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You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.
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The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
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Truth above all, even when it upsets us and overwhelms us.
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Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing.
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True humility is contentment.
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Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one's own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude.
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Happiness has no limits, because God has neither bottom nor bounds, and because happiness is nothing but the conquest of God through love.
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Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.
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Knowledge, love, power-there is the complete life.
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It would have been a joy to me to be smiled upon, loved, encouraged, welcomed, and to obtain what I was so ready to give, kindness and goodwill. But to hunt down consideration and reputation - to force the esteem of others - seemed to me an effort unworthy of myself, almost a degradation.
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Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
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We are all visionaries, and what we see is our soul in things.
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True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.
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Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.
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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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Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement.
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