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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.
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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Literary Critic
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Henri-Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amiel
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Equality
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Protection
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Kindness
Compassion
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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.
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From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite.
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We only understand that which already is within us.
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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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