Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intimé of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Tr., with an Introducion and Notes |
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Page 61
... light is duty and the warmth love . This little flame should be the star of our life ; it alone can guide our trembling ark across the tu- mult of the great waters ; it alone can enable us to escape the temptations of the sea , the ...
... light is duty and the warmth love . This little flame should be the star of our life ; it alone can guide our trembling ark across the tu- mult of the great waters ; it alone can enable us to escape the temptations of the sea , the ...
Page 117
... light ; light means order , and order means , in the first place , the distinction of the parts , in the second , their regular ac- tion . Beauty is based on reason . August 7 , 1863. — A walk after supper , a sky sparkling with stars ...
... light ; light means order , and order means , in the first place , the distinction of the parts , in the second , their regular ac- tion . Beauty is based on reason . August 7 , 1863. — A walk after supper , a sky sparkling with stars ...
Page 209
... light starts from our own mind : the light is our religion . Every- thing changes with it . It is religion which gives to our kaleidoscope , if not the material of the figures , at least their color , their light and shade , and general ...
... light starts from our own mind : the light is our religion . Every- thing changes with it . It is religion which gives to our kaleidoscope , if not the material of the figures , at least their color , their light and shade , and general ...
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