Accidents Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

“Peace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident.”

Henri Frederic Amiel

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Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.

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Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be.

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Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

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By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth.

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