The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings.

Henri Frederic Amiel

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Topic

Inner life Thinking for oneself

Author

Henri Frederic Amiel

Source

Journals of Henri Frederic Amiel

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1883 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Switzerland Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Amiel, Henri-Frédéric. Journal entry. 7 Jan. 1866.

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There are no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Topic
Travel

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson
Source
The Silverado Squatters
Genre
Autobiography and memoir Travel writing
Language
English
Time
1883 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Silverado Squatters. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883, pt. 2, ch. 3.

Another quote originally in French

There can be no progress (real, that is, moral) except in the individual and by the individual himself.

Charles Baudelaire

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Topic
Personal growth Nature of progress Progress

Author

Charles Baudelaire
Language
French
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Baudelaire, Charles. Mon Coeur mis a nu [My Naked Heart]. Paris, 1887, no. 15.

Current Citation

Baudelaire, Charles. "My Heart Laid Bare." Late Fragments: Flares, My Heart Laid Bare, Prose Poems, Belgium Disrobed, translated by Richard Sieburth. Yale University Press, 2022, no. 15.