Henri Frederic Amiel
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Common sense is the measure of the possible it is composed of experience and prevision it is calculation applied to life.
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Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
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Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.
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Society lives by faith, and develops by science.
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Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.