Famous Quotes / Henri Frederic Amiel
78 Quotations by Henri Frederic Amiel
- 41. Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
- 42. Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surren ...
- 43. So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.
- 44. Society lives by faith, and develops by science.
- 45. Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.
- 46. Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self comman ...
- 47. Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulnes ...
- 48. The best path through life is the highway.
- 49. The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
- 50. The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
- 51. The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.
- 52. The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
- 53. The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life ...
- 54. The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and al ...
- 55. The only substance properly so called is the soul.
- 56. The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the ...
- 57. There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
- 58. Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent t ...
- 59. Time wasted is a theft from God.
- 60. To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times.