All Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes
- What we call little things are merely the causes of great things. Call
- There is no repose for the mind except in the absolute; for feeling, except in the infinite; for the soul, except in the divine. Absolute
- Sadness takes up the pen more readily than joy. Inspirational
- The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory. Development
- The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever… Any
- Emancipation from error is the condition of real knowledge. Atheist
- To understand is to possess the thing understood, first by sympathy and then by intelligence. Firsts
- At the bottom of the modern man there is always a great thirst for self-forgetfulness, self-distraction . . . and therefore he turns away from… Abyss
- Order is a great person's need and their true well being. Great
- The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes. Consumes
- Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We… Desire
- He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous. Afraid
- To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied. Able
- The masses are the material of democracy, but its form-that is to say, the laws which express the general reason, justice, and utility-can only be… Democracy
- Every life is a profession of faith ... Every Life
- Faith is certitude without proofs ... Faith is a sentiment, for it is a hope; it is an instinct, for it precedes all outward instruction. All
- From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite. Earth
- We are always making God our accomplice, that so we may legalize our own iniquities. Every successful massacre is consecrated by a Te Deum, and… Accomplice
- Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be. Believe
- About Jesus we must believe no one but himself. Believe
- Every man is a priest, even involuntarily; his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others. Conduct
- Do not despise your situation; in it you must act, suffer, and conquer. From every point on earth we are equally near to heaven and… Act
- It is work which gives flavor to life. Flavor
- The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself… Activity
- In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past Every Loving