Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page lxxxiv
... heart , a Parisian talking a cheap cynicism ! Intellectually , the ground gives way ; there is no solidity of knowledge , no range of thought . Above all , the scientific idea in our sense is almost absent ; so that while Amiel ...
... heart , a Parisian talking a cheap cynicism ! Intellectually , the ground gives way ; there is no solidity of knowledge , no range of thought . Above all , the scientific idea in our sense is almost absent ; so that while Amiel ...
Page lxxxviii
... heart clings to old traditions , and steadies itself on the rock of duty . His Calvinistic train- ing lingers long in him ; and what detaches him from the Hegelian school , with which he has much in common , is his own stronger sense of ...
... heart clings to old traditions , and steadies itself on the rock of duty . His Calvinistic train- ing lingers long in him ; and what detaches him from the Hegelian school , with which he has much in common , is his own stronger sense of ...
Page lxxxix
... heart . The philosopher and critic may succeed in demonstrating that the various definite forms into which the religious thought of man has thrown itself through- out history are not absolute truth , but only the temporary creations of ...
... heart . The philosopher and critic may succeed in demonstrating that the various definite forms into which the religious thought of man has thrown itself through- out history are not absolute truth , but only the temporary creations of ...
Page 4
... heart . Embalm your soul in Him now , make within you a temple for the Holy Spirit ; be diligent in good works , make others happier and better . Put personal ambition away from you , and then you will find consolation in living or in ...
... heart . Embalm your soul in Him now , make within you a temple for the Holy Spirit ; be diligent in good works , make others happier and better . Put personal ambition away from you , and then you will find consolation in living or in ...
Page 18
... heart too easily reached , a too restless imagination ; despair is easy to me , and every sensation and again within me . spoils for me what is . consumes me with sadness . So that reality , the present , the irreparable , the necessary ...
... heart too easily reached , a too restless imagination ; despair is easy to me , and every sensation and again within me . spoils for me what is . consumes me with sadness . So that reality , the present , the irreparable , the necessary ...
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