Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amielwas a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth27 September 1821
CountrySwitzerland
Henri Frederic Amiel quotes about
action becomes
Action is only coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
corner fallow heart leave mystery ready seed soil turning winds
Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the ploughshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring...
soul suffering witness
Its way of suffering is the witness which a soul bares to itself.
becoming both common consists delusion lending madness oneself rising superior universal wisdom
Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and in lending oneself to the universal delusion without becoming its dupe.
understand within
We only understand that which already within us.
finite fragments infinite space time
Time and space are fragments of the infinite for the use of the finite creatures.
cute-love loved sweet-love wish women
Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
courage happy
We must have the courage to be happy
inspirational respect humility
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
being-yourself inspiration being-single
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
science common-sense experience
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.
truth anger empathy
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
religious philosophy mean
Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind, and therefore independence of all social, political or religious prejudice... It loves one thing only... truth.
courage conquer incessantly
To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.