Mean Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

8 Mean quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

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Henri Frederic Amiel’s eight short statements on meanness blend introspection with philosophical depth, presenting a thoughtful, measured perspective.

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The masses are the material of democracy, but its form-that is to say, the laws which express the general reason, justice, and…

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Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.

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There is an illusion of central position, justifying one's own purposes as right and everybody else¹s as wrong, and providing a proper…

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Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind, and therefore independence of all social, political or religious prejudice... It loves one thing…

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Criticism is above all a gift, an intuition, a matter of tact and flair; it cannot be taught or demonstrated--it is an…

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Righteous ends, thus approved, absolve of guilt the most violent means.

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War is a brutal and fierce means of pacification; it means the suppression of resistance by the destruction or enslavement of the…

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Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life…

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There is only one way of not hating those who do us wrong, and that is by doing them good.

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Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing.

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Order is power.

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Knowledge, love, power-there is the complete life.

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Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.…

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Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but its minute of perfect beauty; so, in the garden of the soul each feeling…

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We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

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Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.

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A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from…

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Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be.

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Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

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The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the…

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The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.

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He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.

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Christianity, if it is to triumph over pantheism, must absorb it. To our pusillanimous eyes Jesus would have borne the marks of a hateful…

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