"To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of…" — Henri Frederic Amiel
"To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times."
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184 Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frederic Amiel has 184 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
- Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
- Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is…
- Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the…
- Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred,…
- Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
- I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
- The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
- Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
- Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
- Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
- Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven.
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