Henri Fr�d�ric Amiel
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To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent
Time is but the measure of the difficulty of a conception. Pure thought has scarcely any need of time, since it perceives the two ends of an idea almost at the same moment
The more a man loves, the more he suffers. The sum of possible grief for each soul is in proportion to its degree of perfection
Society rests upon conscience and not upon science
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers
Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power
Order is man's greatest need, and his true well-being
Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage
Man is saved by love and duty, and by the hope that springs from duty, or rather from the moral facts of consciousness, as a flower springs from the soil
Liberty, equality - bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice, and justice towards the feeble becomes necessarily protection or kindness
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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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