All Henri Frédéric Amiel Quotes
- There is no respect for others without humility in one's self. Army
- Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. Crush
- Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. Acts
- Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh… Dark
- Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but… Bred
- Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not. Acceptance
- I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. Age
- The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. Attitude
- Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. According
- Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. Hope
- Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart. Becomes
- Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven. Dream
- Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command. Command
- Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false. Coarsens
- Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence. Anger
- Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius. Classroom
- The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret. Accept
- Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness. Clever
- Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I… Dying
- True humility is contentment. Contentment
- Any landscape is a condition of the spirit. Any
- Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness. Blessed
- Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life. Applied
- Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty. Adding
- The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms. Educational