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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.
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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