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Top 46 Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes (WISDOM)

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“Learn to limit yourself, to content yourself with some definite thing, and some definite work; dare to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.”

Henri-Frédéric 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.Pin
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.
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.Pin
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.
It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.Pin
It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.Pin
There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.Pin
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.Pin
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.Pin
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
The man who has no inner life is the slave of his surroundings.Pin
The man who has no inner life is the slave of his surroundings.
Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.Pin
Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.

11 Wise Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes to Live By

“He who is silent is forgotten; he who does not advance falls back; he who stops is overwhelmed; out distanced, crushed; he who ceases to grow becomes smaller; he who leaves off, gives up; the condition of standing still is the beginning of the end.”

Henri-Frédéric Amiel
You desire to know the art of living, my friend It is contained in one phrase make use of suffering.Pin
You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.
Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one’s self; order is power.Pin
Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one’s self; order is power.
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.Pin
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.Pin
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.Pin
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
What we do not understand we have no right to judge.Pin
What we do not understand we have no right to judge.
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.Pin
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.Pin
The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.
The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.Pin
The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.
Let us be true this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.Pin
Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.

9 Inspirational Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes About Life

Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to look either behind or forward.Pin
Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to look either behind or forward.
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.Pin
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one’s liberty.
To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.Pin
To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.
Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded.Pin
Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.Pin
I’m not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You’re as old as you feel.
The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.Pin
The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.
The best path through life is the highway.Pin
The best path through life is the highway.
Accept life, and you must accept regret.Pin
Accept life, and you must accept regret.
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.Pin
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

5 Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes About Love

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.Pin
Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.Pin
True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.
We are all fools in love.Pin
We are all fools in love.
Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.Pin
Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.
To marry unequally is to suffer equally.Pin
To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

8 Deep Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes that will Make You Think

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.Pin
Destiny has two ways of crushing us – by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.Pin
To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.
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.Pin
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.
Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.Pin
Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.Pin
Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.Pin
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.Pin
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.Pin
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

3 Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes About Truth

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.Pin
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.Pin
Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.Pin
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
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