Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 72
Page 20
... one's nature , even the best and most spiritual ? or in conquering it ? Life , is it essentially the education of the mind and intelligence , or that of the will ? And does will show itself in strength or in resignation ? If the aim of ...
... one's nature , even the best and most spiritual ? or in conquering it ? Life , is it essentially the education of the mind and intelligence , or that of the will ? And does will show itself in strength or in resignation ? If the aim of ...
Page 21
... one's integrity of mind and body . To court trial is to tempt God . At bottom , the God of justice veils from me the God of love . I tremble instead of trusting . Whenever conscience speaks with a di- vided , uncertain , and disputed ...
... one's integrity of mind and body . To court trial is to tempt God . At bottom , the God of justice veils from me the God of love . I tremble instead of trusting . Whenever conscience speaks with a di- vided , uncertain , and disputed ...
Page 26
... one's mere kindly curiosity seems to bring with it a joy in living and in seeing others live . - ― 15th August 1851. - To know how to be ready , a great thing . a precious gift , and one that implies calculation , grasp and decision ...
... one's mere kindly curiosity seems to bring with it a joy in living and in seeing others live . - ― 15th August 1851. - To know how to be ready , a great thing . a precious gift , and one that implies calculation , grasp and decision ...
Page 35
... one's self against destruction , against sickness , against 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 ...
... one's self against destruction , against sickness , against 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 ...
Page 41
... my past ; and some of the landmarks are funeral crosses , stone pyramids , withered stalks grown green again , white pebbles , coins , — all of : them helpful towards finding one's way again through the AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 41.
... my past ; and some of the landmarks are funeral crosses , stone pyramids , withered stalks grown green again , white pebbles , coins , — all of : them helpful towards finding one's way again through the AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 41.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adore æsthetics Amiel Atheism beauty become believe charm Châteaubriand Christianity Church conscience consciousness critical death desire destiny divine doubt dream duty eternal everything evil existence faith feel force France Freethinkers Freethought French friends Geneva Genevese Genghis Khan genius George Sand German give Goethe happiness harmony heart heaven HENRI-FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL hope human idea ideal illusion imagination impression individual infinite inner instinct intellectual Journal Intime justice kind labour Liberal Christianity liberty literary literature contrasted living Madame de Staël Maine de Biran matter melancholy ment mind monad moral mystery nature ness never once one's oneself ourselves passion peace Pensées perfection philosophy poet poetry possess realise reality religion religious Rousseau Sainte-Beuve Scherer Schopenhauer secret seems sense Shibboleth society soul speak spirit talent things thought tion true truth understand universal Victor Cherbuliez Victor Hugo victory whole word writer