Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page lxiii
... desire and to quench in me both the wish to produce and the power to execute . ' It is the result of what he himself calls ' l'éblouissement de l'infini . ' He no sooner makes a step towards production , towards action and the ...
... desire and to quench in me both the wish to produce and the power to execute . ' It is the result of what he himself calls ' l'éblouissement de l'infini . ' He no sooner makes a step towards production , towards action and the ...
Page 5
... desire to caress and play with them . To be able to enjoy such leisure , these peaceful fields , fine weather , contentment ; to have my two sisters with me ; to rest my eyes on balmy meadows and blossoming orchards ; to listen to the ...
... desire to caress and play with them . To be able to enjoy such leisure , these peaceful fields , fine weather , contentment ; to have my two sisters with me ; to rest my eyes on balmy meadows and blossoming orchards ; to listen to the ...
Page 10
... desires to entertain as much as to teach , the thinker is also a bel - esprit , the jurisconsult has a touch of the coxcomb , and a per- fumed breath from the temple of Venus has penetrated the tribunal of Minos . Here we have austerity ...
... desires to entertain as much as to teach , the thinker is also a bel - esprit , the jurisconsult has a touch of the coxcomb , and a per- fumed breath from the temple of Venus has penetrated the tribunal of Minos . Here we have austerity ...
Page 28
... desire . Equality engenders uniformity , and it is by sacrific- ing what is excellent , remarkable , and ex- traordinary that we get rid of what is bad . The whole becomes less barbarous , and at the same time more vulgar . The age of ...
... desire . Equality engenders uniformity , and it is by sacrific- ing what is excellent , remarkable , and ex- traordinary that we get rid of what is bad . The whole becomes less barbarous , and at the same time more vulgar . The age of ...
Page 56
... desires . The feminine sex represents at the same time natural and historical inequality ; it maintains the unity of the species and marks off the categories of society , it brings together and divides , it gathers and sepa- rates , it ...
... desires . The feminine sex represents at the same time natural and historical inequality ; it maintains the unity of the species and marks off the categories of society , it brings together and divides , it gathers and sepa- rates , it ...
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