Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2 |
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Page 8
... believe it possible for an instant . I see infirmity and weakness close upon me , I feel I cannot do without affection , and I know that I have no ambi- tion , and that my faculties are declining . I remember that I am forty - seven ...
... believe it possible for an instant . I see infirmity and weakness close upon me , I feel I cannot do without affection , and I know that I have no ambi- tion , and that my faculties are declining . I remember that I am forty - seven ...
Page 46
... believe in the new man , in any real progress towards perfection , or in any positive improvement in a human being . Only the appearances are refined ; there is no change below the surface . Perhaps he confuses temperament , character ...
... believe in the new man , in any real progress towards perfection , or in any positive improvement in a human being . Only the appearances are refined ; there is no change below the surface . Perhaps he confuses temperament , character ...
Page 49
... believe in ? I do not know . And what is it I hope for ? It would be difficult to say . - Folly ! I believe in goodness , and I hope that good will prevail . Deep within this ironical and disappointed being of mine there is a child ...
... believe in ? I do not know . And what is it I hope for ? It would be difficult to say . - Folly ! I believe in goodness , and I hope that good will prevail . Deep within this ironical and disappointed being of mine there is a child ...
Page 59
... good ought to be , and injustice ought not to be . Such is the creed of the human race . Nature will be conquered by spirit : the eternal will triumph over time . 1st April 1870. — I am inclined to believe that AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 59.
... good ought to be , and injustice ought not to be . Such is the creed of the human race . Nature will be conquered by spirit : the eternal will triumph over time . 1st April 1870. — I am inclined to believe that AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 59.
Page 60
... believe that for a woman love is the supreme au- thority that which judges the rest and decides what is good or evil . For a man , love is subordinate to right . It is a great passion , but it is not the source of order , the synonym of ...
... believe that for a woman love is the supreme au- thority that which judges the rest and decides what is good or evil . For a man , love is subordinate to right . It is a great passion , but it is not the source of order , the synonym of ...
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