It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
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To curse grief is easier than to bless it, but to do so is to fall back into the point of view of the earthly, the carnal, the natural man. By what has Christianity subdued the world if not by the apotheosis of grief, by its marvelous transmutation of suf.Henri Frederic Amiel
I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights so long as wisdom is rare and pride abundant
Henri Frederic Amiel
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.
Henri Frederic Amiel
The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
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Learn to limit yourself to content yourself with some definite work dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality.
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