Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri-Frédéric Amiel Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.
Found 33 thoughts of Henri Frederic Amiel
Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our powers.
Henri Frederic Amiel
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear, undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light, and serenity.
Henri Frederic Amiel
It is not what he had, or even what he does, which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.
Henri Frederic Amiel
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.
Henri Frederic Amiel
A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism or doubt.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air and sea, and while the soul of Mozart seems to dwell on the ethereal peaks of Olympus, that of Beethoven climbs shuddering the storm-beaten sides of a Sinai. Blessed be they both! Each represents a moment of the ideal life, each does us good. Our love is due to both.
Henri Frederic Amiel
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for others is genius.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Every life is a profession of faith and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say over fear: fear of poverty, of suffering, of calumny, of illness, of loneliness and of death. There is no real piety without heroism. Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.
Henri Frederic Amiel
True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.
Henri Frederic Amiel
