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The germs of all things are in every heart, and the greatest criminals as well as the greatest heroes are but different modes of ourselves.

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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