Henri Frederic Amiel was born in Geneva and was a great Swiss philosopher and a poet. He lost both his parents at an extremely young age. He took up travelling as a hobby and travelled all Europe coming in contact with the different intellectual leaders of the continent who helped in having a lasting influence on him.
He was particularly interested in German ... Henri Frederic Amiel biography|
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Action is only coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: thought concrete coarsened becomes thought; |
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Analysis kills spontaneity. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: kills spontaneity |
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Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: spontaneity analysis flour ground kills |
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Any landscape is a condition of the spirit. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: spirit landscape condition |
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Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: ourselves charm others quality makes |
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Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: people clever recognize nothing cleverness |
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Common sense is calculation applied to life. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: life applied calculation sense |
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Common sense is the measure of the possible. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Related concepts: possible common sense measure |
