Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2 |
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Page 49
... Stoicism , Quietism , Buddhism , Christianity . Shall I never be at peace with myself ? If impersonality is a good , why am I not consistent in the pur- suit of it ? and if it is temptation , why re- turn to it , after having judged and ...
... Stoicism , Quietism , Buddhism , Christianity . Shall I never be at peace with myself ? If impersonality is a good , why am I not consistent in the pur- suit of it ? and if it is temptation , why re- turn to it , after having judged and ...
Page 90
... Stoic and the Christian surrender them- selves to the Being of beings , which the one calls sovereign wisdom and the other sovereign goodness . St. John says , ' God is Light , ' ' God is Love . ' The Brahmin says , God is the ...
... Stoic and the Christian surrender them- selves to the Being of beings , which the one calls sovereign wisdom and the other sovereign goodness . St. John says , ' God is Light , ' ' God is Love . ' The Brahmin says , God is the ...
Page 129
... Stoics again . Poor Louisa Siefert ! 12 Ah ! we play the Stoic , and all the while the poisoned arrow in the side pierces and wounds , lethalis arundo . What is it that , like all passionate souls , she really craves for ? Two things ...
... Stoics again . Poor Louisa Siefert ! 12 Ah ! we play the Stoic , and all the while the poisoned arrow in the side pierces and wounds , lethalis arundo . What is it that , like all passionate souls , she really craves for ? Two things ...
Page 167
... Stoicism present themselves as possible alternatives . But even if we suppose that there is no finality in the cosmos , it is certain that man has ends at which he aims , and if so the notion of end or purpose is a real phe nomenon ...
... Stoicism present themselves as possible alternatives . But even if we suppose that there is no finality in the cosmos , it is certain that man has ends at which he aims , and if so the notion of end or purpose is a real phe nomenon ...
Page 172
... stoicism . My organic combination has never been anything but mediocre ; it has lasted as long as it could . Every man has his turn , and all must sub- mit . To die quickly is a privilege ; I shall die by inches . Well , submit ...
... stoicism . My organic combination has never been anything but mediocre ; it has lasted as long as it could . Every man has his turn , and all must sub- mit . To die quickly is a privilege ; I shall die by inches . Well , submit ...
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