Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intimé of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Tr., with an Introducion and Notes |
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Page 56
... happiness is cumulative , as misery may be . An eternal growth is an unchangeable peace , an ever pro- founder depth of apprehension , a possession constantly more intense and more spiritual of the joy of heaven - this is happiness .
... happiness is cumulative , as misery may be . An eternal growth is an unchangeable peace , an ever pro- founder depth of apprehension , a possession constantly more intense and more spiritual of the joy of heaven - this is happiness .
Page 132
... happiness or a single ray of hope ? The mainspring of life is in the heart . Joy is the vital air of the soul , and grief is a kind of asthma complicated by atony . Our dependence upon surrounding circumstances increases with our own ...
... happiness or a single ray of hope ? The mainspring of life is in the heart . Joy is the vital air of the soul , and grief is a kind of asthma complicated by atony . Our dependence upon surrounding circumstances increases with our own ...
Page 284
... happiness either of hope or faith is essential to it . It may very well vary its objects , but some object it must have . It may renounce its former idols , but it will demand another cult . The soul hungers and thirsts after happiness ...
... happiness either of hope or faith is essential to it . It may very well vary its objects , but some object it must have . It may renounce its former idols , but it will demand another cult . The soul hungers and thirsts after happiness ...
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