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
crush fate destiny
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
music ocean blessed
Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air and sea, and while the soul of Mozart seems to dwell on the ethereal peaks of Olympus, that of Beethoven climbs shuddering the storm-beaten sides of a Sinai. Blessed be they both! Each represents a moment of the ideal life, each does us good. Our love is due to both.
ideas two needs
Time is but the measure of the difficulty of a conception. Pure thought has scarcely any need of time, since it perceives the two ends of an idea almost at the same moment.
genius latent presumption
Latent genius is but a presumption. Everything that can be, is bound to come into being, and what never comes into being is nothing.
flower heart looks
Never to tire, never to grow cold; to be patient, sympathetic, tender; to look for the budding flower and the opening heart; to hope always; like God, to love always--this is duty.
independent independence desire
Our dependence outweighs our independence, for we are independent only in our desire, while we are dependent on our health, on nature, on society, on everything in us and outside us.
memories space perceive
Time is but the space between our memories; as soon as we cease to perceive this space, time has disappeared.
happiness limits conquest
Happiness has no limits, because God has neither bottom nor bounds, and because happiness is nothing but the conquest of God through love.
roots religion enthusiasm
Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its fruits; a communion with God, a calm and deep enthusiasm, a love which radiates, a force which acts, a happiness which overflows.
ends conditions stationary
The stationary condition is the beginning of the end
happiness doe ugliness
Happiness does away with ugliness, and even makes the beauty of beauty.
evil effort want
Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.
philosophy mean mind
Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.
judging
What we do not understand we have no right to judge