All Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes
- Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted… Able
- Knowledge, love, power-there is the complete life. Complete
- Life is but a daily oscillation between revolt and submission. Daily
- True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence. Ennobles
- Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long… Chocolate
- Time wasted is a theft from God. From
- Mother of Marvels, mysterious and tender Nature, why do we not live more in thee. Inspirational
- The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers. Artist
- When everything is in its right place within us, we ourselves are in balance with the whole work of God. Balance
- Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and is lending oneself to the universal illusion without becoming its dupe. Becoming
- Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded. Great
- Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement. Discouragement
- To know where one is going and what one wishes - this is order ... to organize one's life to distribute one's time ... all… All
- The test of every religious, political, or educational system, is the man which it forms. If a system injures the intelligence it is bad. If… Bad
- I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside… Adrift
- What we call little things are merely the causes of great things; they are the beginning, the embryo, and it is the point of departure… Beginning
- Will localizes us, thought universalizes us. Funny
- A thousand things advance; nine hundred and ninety nine retreat; That is progress. Advance
- When everything has its proper place in our minds, we are able to stand in equilibrium with the rest of the world. Able
- A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself. Akin
- How true it is that our destinies are decided by nothings and that a small imprudence helped by some insignificant accident, as an acorn is… Accident
- Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh - over fear...Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage. Anticipation
- Life alone can rekindle life. Alone
- To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. Difficult
- What governs men is the fear of truth. Fear