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To be misunderstood even by th...

To be misunderstood even by those whom one loves is the cross and bitterness of life. It is the secret of that sad and melancholy smile on the lips of great men which so few understand; it is the cruelest trial reserved for self-devotion; it is what must have oftenest wrung the heart of the Son of man; and if God could suffer, it would be the wound we should be forever inflicting upon Him. He also - He above all - is the great misunderstood, the least comprehended.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Christianity, if it is to triu...

Christianity, if it is to triumph over pantheism, must absorb it. To our pusillanimous eyes Jesus would have borne the marks of a hateful pantheism, for he confirmed the Biblical phrase 'ye are gods,' and so would St. Paul, who tells us that we are of 'the race of God.' Our century wants a new theology - that is to say, a more profound explanation of the nature of Christ and of the light which it flashes upon heaven and upon humanity.

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Everything which is, is though...

Everything which is, is thought, but not conscious and individual thought. The human intelligence is but the consciousness of being. It is what I have formulated before: Everything is a symbol of a symbol, and a symbol of what? of mind.

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A man without passion is only ...

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

What we do not understand we h...

What we do not understand we have no right to judge

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Time is but the space between ...

Time is but the space between our memories; as soon as we cease to perceive this space, time has disappeared.

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A journal takes the place of a...

A journal takes the place of a confidant, that is, of friend or wife; it becomes a substitute for production, a substitute for country and public. It is a grief-cheating device, a mode of escape and withdrawal; but, factotum as it is, though it takes the place of everything, properly speaking it represents nothing at all...

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The stationary condition is th...

The stationary condition is the beginning of the end

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Philosophy means the complete ...

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

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Liberty, equality - bad princi...

Liberty, equality - bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.

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Obstinacy is will asserting it...

Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted for that of reason and conscience.

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Knowledge, love, power-there i...

Knowledge, love, power-there is the complete life.

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Life is but a daily oscillatio...

Life is but a daily oscillation between revolt and submission.

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True love is that which ennobl...

True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.

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Love is like swallowing hot ch...

Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.

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Time wasted is a theft from Go...

Time wasted is a theft from God.

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To do easily what is difficult...

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent.

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What governs men is the fear o...

What governs men is the fear of truth.

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Mother of Marvels, mysterious ...

Mother of Marvels, mysterious and tender Nature, why do we not live more in thee.

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Self-interest is an inexhausti...

Self-interest is an inexhaustible source of convenient illusions. The number of beings who wish to see truly is extraordinarily small.

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