| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 9642 |
| AUTHOR: | Henri Frédéric Amiel (18211881) |
| QUOTATION: | Life is the apprenticeship to progressive renunciation, to the steady diminution of our claims, of our hopes, of our powers, of our liberty. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Journal. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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