Henri Fr�d�ric Amiel
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We only understand that which is already within us
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves
Uncertainty is the refuge of hope
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence
True humility is contentment
To marry unequally is to suffer equally
To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy
Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything that exists
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self
The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms
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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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