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Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.
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
Henri Frédéric Amiel
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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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A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.
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A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself.
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Emancipation from error is the condition of real knowledge.
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Truth is not only violated by falsehood it may be equally outraged by silence.
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Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
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Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind, and therefore independence of all social, political or religious prejudice... It loves one thing only... truth.
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When everything is in its right place within us, we ourselves are in balance with the whole work of God.
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A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life.
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Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.
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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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