“that in the midst of the devouring activities of the Western world there should be a few Brahmanical souls.”
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Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amiel was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.
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culture · Swiss philosopher and poet (1821–1881) · poet · philosopher · diarist · writer · university teacher · literary critic · translator · also Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Henri-Frederic Amiel, Henri Frédéric Amiel, Amiel
Born 27 September 1821 · Died 11 May 1881 · Q123916
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2021· 1 entry
ActuaLitté: De l’intime à l'extime : Henri-Frédéric Amiel, défricheur de l'inconscient
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2016· 2 entries
rts: Henri-Frédéric Amiel, intimiste monumental: Un phénomène voué à la discrétion (4/5)
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rts: Henri-Frédéric Amiel, intimiste monumental: En trio (5/5)
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2008· 1 entry
GMA Network: Henri Frederic Amiel
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1881· 5 entries
Died 1881-05-11.
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“Tysiąc rzeczy posuwa się do przodu; dziewięćset dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć do tyłu; i to jest postęp.”
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“Nie ma prawdziwej pobożności bez bohaterstwa.”
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“Un paysage quelconque est un état de l’âme. (fr.)”
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“Ein Irrtum ist umso gefährlicher, je mehr Wahrheit er enthält.”
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1849· 1 entry
Was appointed professor of aesthetics at the academy of Geneva, and in 1854 became professor of moral philosophy
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1821· 2 entries
Born 1821-09-27.
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Amiel was descended from a Huguenot family that moved to Switzerland following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes
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