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We only understand that which already is within us.
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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Men of genius supply the substance of history, while the mass of men are but the critical filter, the limiting, slackening, passive force needed for the modification of ideas supplied by genius.
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There is only one way of not hating those who do us wrong, and that is by doing them good.
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There are 2 sorts of pride: one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept ourselves.
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I am a spectator, so to speak, of the molecular whirlwind which men call individual life I am conscious of an incessant metamorphosis, an irresistible movement of existence, which is going on within me - and this phenomenology of myself serves as a window opened upon the mystery of the world.
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Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.
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Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.
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Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
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Time wasted is a theft from God.
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To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.
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The immense majority of our species are candidates for humanity, and nothing more.
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To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.
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What we call little things are merely the causes of great things.
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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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Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
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Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
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To marry unequally is to suffer equally.
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Liberty, equality - bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.
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To understand is to possess the thing understood, first by sympathy and then by intelligence.
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The stationary condition is the beginning of the end
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Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh - over fear...Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.
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