Henri Fr�d�ric Amiel
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I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness
Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves
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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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