Henri Frederic Amiel

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

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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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. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#destiny #destruction #family #folds #her

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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