Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

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Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

Henri Frederic Amiel

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

Henri Frederic Amiel

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 be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

Henri Frederic Amiel

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Henri Frederic Amiel

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

Henri Frederic Amiel

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

Henri Frederic Amiel

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

Henri Frederic Amiel

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Henri Frederic Amiel

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

Henri Frederic Amiel

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

Henri Frederic Amiel