Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes
Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.
(1821 - 1881)
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"A family without government," says Matthew Henry, "is like a house without a roof, exposed to every wind that blows." - He might better have said, like a house in flames, a scene of confusion, and commonly too hot to live in.
[Family]
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A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered; in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life.
[Decisions]
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A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself.
[Knowledge]
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A thousand things advance; nine hundred and ninety-nine retreat; that is progress.
[Progress]
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Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
[Action]
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Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
[Action]
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Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
[Time]
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An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
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Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.
[Instincts]
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Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.
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Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
[Blessed]
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Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
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Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.
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Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
[Cleverness]
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Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.
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Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
[Problems]
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Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.
[Genius]
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Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.
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Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.
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