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Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes: For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
         

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.


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For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
         



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Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.



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There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.



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Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.



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Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.



Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.



In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past



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In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.



Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.



Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.



You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.





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He who wins the independents wins the White House. That's a liberal Democrat trick, by the way.



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