Henri Fr�d�ric Amiel
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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius
Criticism is above all a gift, an intuition, a matter of tact and flair; it cannot be taught or demonstrated - it is an art
Before giving advice we must have secured its acceptance, or, rather, have made it desired
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains
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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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