Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2Macmillan, 1905 - 721 pages |
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Page 83
... Brahma ? Or is Brahma working out some serious and unselfish end ? From the theistic point of view , is it the purpose of God to make souls , to augment the sum of good and wisdom by the multiplication of Himself in free beings - facets ...
... Brahma ? Or is Brahma working out some serious and unselfish end ? From the theistic point of view , is it the purpose of God to make souls , to augment the sum of good and wisdom by the multiplication of Himself in free beings - facets ...
Page 84
... Brahma , the eternal thought , and Brahma would be in his turn subordinate to a holy God . 25th October 1870 ( Geneva ) . Each function to the most worthy : ' this maxim governs all constitutions , and serves to test them . Democracy is ...
... Brahma , the eternal thought , and Brahma would be in his turn subordinate to a holy God . 25th October 1870 ( Geneva ) . Each function to the most worthy : ' this maxim governs all constitutions , and serves to test them . Democracy is ...
Page 170
... Brahma ; he sees the finite from the distance of the infinite , and thencefor- ward the insignificance of all those things which men hold to be important makes effort ridiculous , passion burlesque , and prejudice absurd . - 7th August ...
... Brahma ; he sees the finite from the distance of the infinite , and thencefor- ward the insignificance of all those things which men hold to be important makes effort ridiculous , passion burlesque , and prejudice absurd . - 7th August ...
Page 219
... not progress , increase , profit , there is nothing but a mere chemical play and balance of combinations . Brahma , after having created , draws his creation Is back into the gulf . If we are a laboratory AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 2:19.
... not progress , increase , profit , there is nothing but a mere chemical play and balance of combinations . Brahma , after having created , draws his creation Is back into the gulf . If we are a laboratory AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 2:19.
Page 260
... a reality parallel to our own . The radiations of our mind are imperfect reflections from the great show of fireworks set in motion by Brahma , and great art is great only because of its conformities with the Divine 260 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... a reality parallel to our own . The radiations of our mind are imperfect reflections from the great show of fireworks set in motion by Brahma , and great art is great only because of its conformities with the Divine 260 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
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