Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page 18
... conscience , and pene- tration , and not enough character . The life of thought alone seems to me to have enough elasticity and immensity , to be free enough from the irreparable ; practical life makes me afraid . And yet , at the same ...
... conscience , and pene- tration , and not enough character . The life of thought alone seems to me to have enough elasticity and immensity , to be free enough from the irreparable ; practical life makes me afraid . And yet , at the same ...
Page 21
... conscience speaks with a di- vided , uncertain , and disputed voice , it is not yet the voice of God . Descend still deeper into yourself , until you hear nothing but a clear and undivided voice , a voice which does away with doubt and ...
... conscience speaks with a di- vided , uncertain , and disputed voice , it is not yet the voice of God . Descend still deeper into yourself , until you hear nothing but a clear and undivided voice , a voice which does away with doubt and ...
Page 35
... the annulling and dispersion of one's physical and moral being . It is to will without ceasing , or rather to refresh one's will day by day . It is not history which teaches conscience to be honest AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 35.
... the annulling and dispersion of one's physical and moral being . It is to will without ceasing , or rather to refresh one's will day by day . It is not history which teaches conscience to be honest AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 35.
Page 36
... conscience to be honest ; it is the conscience which educates history . Fact is corrupting , — it is we who correct it by the persistence of our ideal . The soul moralises the past in order not to be demoralised by it . Like the ...
... conscience to be honest ; it is the conscience which educates history . Fact is corrupting , — it is we who correct it by the persistence of our ideal . The soul moralises the past in order not to be demoralised by it . Like the ...
Page 41
... 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 of your reputation , not through vanity , but that you may not harm your ...
... 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 of your reputation , not through vanity , but that you may not harm your ...
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