Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xvii
... principles , per- haps the greatest principle , at the root of literature . M. Scherer naturally was the first among the recognised guides of opinion to attempt the placing of his friend's Jour- nal . ' The man who , during his lifetime ...
... principles , per- haps the greatest principle , at the root of literature . M. Scherer naturally was the first among the recognised guides of opinion to attempt the placing of his friend's Jour- nal . ' The man who , during his lifetime ...
Page xci
... principle of things , which cannot be inferior to man , must be good . ' And then the religious conscious- ness seizes on this intellectual deduction , and clothes it in language of the heart , in the tender and beautiful language of ...
... principle of things , which cannot be inferior to man , must be good . ' And then the religious conscious- ness seizes on this intellectual deduction , and clothes it in language of the heart , in the tender and beautiful language of ...
Page 23
... principle of their religion , and intellect is the climax of man . Their relig- ion , then , is the religion of intellect . There you have the two worlds : Christianity brings and preaches salvation by the con- version of the will ...
... principle of their religion , and intellect is the climax of man . Their relig- ion , then , is the religion of intellect . There you have the two worlds : Christianity brings and preaches salvation by the con- version of the will ...
Page 35
... principle of tact , and re- spect for others the first condition of savoir- vivre . He who is silent is forgotten ; he who abstains is taken at his word ; he who does not advance , falls back ; he who stops is overwhelmed , distanced ...
... principle of tact , and re- spect for others the first condition of savoir- vivre . He who is silent is forgotten ; he who abstains is taken at his word ; he who does not advance , falls back ; he who stops is overwhelmed , distanced ...
Page 37
... and , safe in the inacces- sible sanctuary of his personal conscious- ness , becomes almost a god.5 He is himself principle , motive , and end of his own des tiny ; he is himself , and that is enough AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 37.
... and , safe in the inacces- sible sanctuary of his personal conscious- ness , becomes almost a god.5 He is himself principle , motive , and end of his own des tiny ; he is himself , and that is enough AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 37.
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