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Henri Frédéric Amiel (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁedeʁik amjɛl]; 27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.

Quotes from Henri Frederic Amiel

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

—Henri Frederic Amiel

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Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

—Henri Frederic Amiel

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

—Henri Frederic Amiel

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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh, be swift to love, make haste to be kind!

—Henri Frederic Amiel

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Order is power.

—Henri Frederic Amiel

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

—Henri Frederic Amiel

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

—Henri Frederic Amiel