Author: Henri Frederic Amiel

Quotes

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

- 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.

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

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

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.

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.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

The best path through life is the highway.

The best path through life is the highway.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

- 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.

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

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

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