Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page lxxxiv
... philosophical power fails him . As soon as he leaves the region of romantic description how wearisome the pages are apt to grow ! Instead of a poet , ' un ergo- teur Voltairien , ' instead of the explorer of fresh secrets of the heart ...
... philosophical power fails him . As soon as he leaves the region of romantic description how wearisome the pages are apt to grow ! Instead of a poet , ' un ergo- teur Voltairien , ' instead of the explorer of fresh secrets of the heart ...
Page lxxxvi
... Philosophy , science , letters , art , he has penetrated the spirit of them all ; there is nothing , or almost nothing , within the wide range of modern activities which he has not at one time or other felt the attraction of , and ...
... Philosophy , science , letters , art , he has penetrated the spirit of them all ; there is nothing , or almost nothing , within the wide range of modern activities which he has not at one time or other felt the attraction of , and ...
Page lxxxix
... philosophy . The redemption of the in- telligence is not the redemption of the heart . The philosopher and critic may succeed in demonstrating that the various definite forms into which the religious thought of man has thrown itself ...
... philosophy . The redemption of the in- telligence is not the redemption of the heart . The philosopher and critic may succeed in demonstrating that the various definite forms into which the religious thought of man has thrown itself ...
Page 10
... philosophy or religion . In Montes- quieu , the art , if there is any , lies not in the words but in the matter . The words run freely and lightly , but the thought is self - conscious . Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but ...
... philosophy or religion . In Montes- quieu , the art , if there is any , lies not in the words but in the matter . The words run freely and lightly , but the thought is self - conscious . Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but ...
Page 12
... philosophy is merely literary and popu- lar ; his originality is only in detail and in execution . Altogether , he is a writer of reflections rather than a philosopher , a critic of remarkable gifts , endowed with exquisite sensibility ...
... philosophy is merely literary and popu- lar ; his originality is only in detail and in execution . Altogether , he is a writer of reflections rather than a philosopher , a critic of remarkable gifts , endowed with exquisite sensibility ...
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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