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Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes: The tragic solemnity of existence strikes us with terrible force on that morning when we wake to find the mournful words
         

The tragic solemnity of existence strikes us with terrible force on that morning when we wake to find the mournful words "too late" ringing in our ears.


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



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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.



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





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