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Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes: Cleverness is serviceable for everything sufficient for nothing.
         

Cleverness is serviceable for everything sufficient for nothing.


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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.

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.



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

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



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

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



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.

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



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

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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Laughter is God's blessing.



A single discovery within a lifetime is a very remarkable thing. Two over the course of a career-why, you'd be very lucky indeed.

A single discovery within a lifetime is a very remarkable thing. Two over the course of a career-why, you'd be very lucky indeed.



One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.



Hold your head up, there's a light in the sky I know your fed up but you must try to survive Each moment's precious, don't let life pass you by Keep focused, keep your eyes on the prize.

Hold your head up, there's a light in the sky I know your fed up but you must try to survive Each moment's precious, don't let life pass you by Keep focused, keep your eyes on the prize.



The nonviolent man automatically becomes a servant of God.

The nonviolent man automatically becomes a servant of God.



Our consciences take no notice of pain inflicted on others until it reaches a point where it gives pain to us.

Our consciences take no notice of pain inflicted on others until it reaches a point where it gives pain to us.



But the reasonableness of this command to obey parents, is clear, and easily understood by children, even when quite young.

But the reasonableness of this command to obey parents, is clear, and easily understood by children, even when quite young.



When rock roll is done with that fervor, it's close to gospel.

When rock roll is done with that fervor, it's close to gospel.




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