Peace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself,… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by a supreme power, to feel himself in… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Composition is a process of combination, in which thought puts together complementary truths, and talent fuses into harmony the most contrary qualities… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
There is only one way of not hating those who do us wrong, and that is by doing them good. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but its minute of perfect beauty; so, in the garden of the soul each feeling… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
