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Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Without passion, man is only a dormant force waiting for an opportunity, like flint awaiting the strike of iron, to spark rays of light.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Heaven, hell, and the whole world are within us.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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The destiny can follow two paths to cause our ruin: denying us the fulfillment of our desires and fulfilling them fully.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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A laborious way of being nothing is to be everything; of not wanting everything; of not wanting anything, is to want it all.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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If there is any conflict between the natural and the moral world, between reality and conscience, it is conscience that should prevail.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Time is nothing but the space between our memories.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Every need is calmed and every vice grows with satisfaction.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Your body is a temple of nature and the divine spirit. Preserve it healthy; respect it; study it; grant it its rights.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in tenderness, and the care to safeguard as much freedom as possible for those with whom one lives.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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The criticism turned into a system is the denial of knowledge and the true estimation of things.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Life is a progressive learning of renunciation, of continuous limitation of our aspirations, our hopes, our strength, our freedom.