Author: Henri Frederic Amiel

Quotes

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

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

- Henri Frederic Amiel

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

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

- Henri Frederic Amiel

True humility is contentment.

True humility is contentment.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

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.

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.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

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

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

- Henri Frederic Amiel

The best path through life is the highway.

The best path through life is the highway.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

- 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

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

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