Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page 33
... talent and a dif- ficulty in spontaneous production . Hence , also , a continuous uncertainty of convic- tion and opinion , so long as my aptitude remained mere instinct ; but now that it is conscious and possesses itself , it is able ...
... talent and a dif- ficulty in spontaneous production . Hence , also , a continuous uncertainty of convic- tion and opinion , so long as my aptitude remained mere instinct ; but now that it is conscious and possesses itself , it is able ...
Page 52
... talent . Reverie is the Sunday of thought ; and who knows which is the more important and fruitful for man , the laborious tension of the week , or the life - giving repose of the Sabbath ? The flânerie so exquisitely glorified and sung ...
... talent . Reverie is the Sunday of thought ; and who knows which is the more important and fruitful for man , the laborious tension of the week , or the life - giving repose of the Sabbath ? The flânerie so exquisitely glorified and sung ...
Page 58
... furtively under the grass , like a timid thought or a dawning talent . 17th June 1852. — Every despotism has a specially keen and hostile instinct for what- ever keeps up human dignity and inde- pendence . And 58 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... furtively under the grass , like a timid thought or a dawning talent . 17th June 1852. — Every despotism has a specially keen and hostile instinct for what- ever keeps up human dignity and inde- pendence . And 58 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
Page 69
... , will be or has been already surpassed at all points . His was a great soul and a fine talent . But neither were well enough served by circumstances . We see in him a personality worthy of all ven- eration AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 69.
... , will be or has been already surpassed at all points . His was a great soul and a fine talent . But neither were well enough served by circumstances . We see in him a personality worthy of all ven- eration AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 69.
Page 70
... talent lies in these things , and is limited by them . Vinet wants passion , abundance , entraînement , and therefore popularity . The individual- ism which is his title to glory is also the cause of his weakness . We find in him always ...
... talent lies in these things , and is limited by them . Vinet wants passion , abundance , entraînement , and therefore popularity . The individual- ism which is his title to glory is also the cause of his weakness . We find in him always ...
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