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Society lives by faith, and develops by science.
Henri Frederic Amiel
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Henri Frederic Amiel
Age: 59 †
Born: 1821
Born: September 27
Died: 1881
Died: May 11
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Henri-Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amiel
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More quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel
We only understand that which already is within us.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.
Henri Frederic Amiel
The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.
Henri Frederic Amiel
To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.
Henri Frederic Amiel
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.
Henri Frederic Amiel
The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
Henri Frederic Amiel
The laws of animality govern almost the whole of history.
Henri Frederic Amiel
At bottom there is but one subject of study: the forms and metamorphoses of mind. All other subjects may be reduced to that all other studies bring us back to this study.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Truth above all, even when it upsets us and overwhelms us.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Time wasted is a theft from God.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Common sense is calculation applied to life.
Henri Frederic Amiel
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 time.
Henri Frederic Amiel
There is no repose for the mind except in the absolute for feeling, except in the infinite for the soul, except in the divine.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Unconsciousness, spontaneity, instinct ... hold us to the earth and dictate the relatively good and useful.
Henri Frederic Amiel
It is dangerous to abandon one's self to the luxury of grief it deprives one of courage, and even of the wish for recovery.
Henri Frederic Amiel
What governs men is the fear of truth.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Mother of Marvels, mysterious and tender Nature, why do we not live more in thee.
Henri Frederic Amiel
