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Page lxxxviii
... of sin ? " Eh bien , je crois que je le supprime . ' But it is just because Amiel is profoundly sen- sitive to the problems of evil and responsi- 6 bility , and M. Renan dismisses them with this half lxxxviii AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... of sin ? " Eh bien , je crois que je le supprime . ' But it is just because Amiel is profoundly sen- sitive to the problems of evil and responsi- 6 bility , and M. Renan dismisses them with this half lxxxviii AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
Page 38
... evil is scarcely named , and conflict , the con- dition of true peace , is left out of count . So that the peace described in the Mono- logues is neither a conquest by man nor a grace from heaven ; it is rather a stroke of good fortune ...
... evil is scarcely named , and conflict , the con- dition of true peace , is left out of count . So that the peace described in the Mono- logues is neither a conquest by man nor a grace from heaven ; it is rather a stroke of good fortune ...
Page 41
... Evil must be conquered by good ; and before all things one must keep a pure conscience . Prudence may be preached from this point of view too . Be ye simple as the dove and pru .. dent as the serpent , ' are words of Jesus . Be careful ...
... Evil must be conquered by good ; and before all things one must keep a pure conscience . Prudence may be preached from this point of view too . Be ye simple as the dove and pru .. dent as the serpent , ' are words of Jesus . Be careful ...
Page 54
... evil example is a spiritual poison : it is the proclamation of a sacrilegious faith , of an impure God . Sin would be only an evil for him who commits it , were it not a crime towards the weak brethren , whom it corrupts . Therefore it ...
... evil example is a spiritual poison : it is the proclamation of a sacrilegious faith , of an impure God . Sin would be only an evil for him who commits it , were it not a crime towards the weak brethren , whom it corrupts . Therefore it ...
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... evil and the disease in us , but let us accept ourselves in spite of the evil and the disease . And let us never be afraid of innocent joy ; God is good , and what He does is well done ; resign yourself to everything , even to happi ...
... evil and the disease in us , but let us accept ourselves in spite of the evil and the disease . And let us never be afraid of innocent joy ; God is good , and what He does is well done ; resign yourself to everything , even to happi ...
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