Henri Fr�d�ric Amiel
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Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not
It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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