A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself.

Henri Frederic Amiel
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More Quotes By Henri Frederic Amiel
  1. To repel one's cross is to make it heavier.

  2. For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

  3. To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

  4. To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

  5. Cleverness is serviceable for everything sufficient for nothing.

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