Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amielwas a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth27 September 1821
CountrySwitzerland
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.
common-sense common prevision
Common sense is the measure of the possible.
common-sense common calculations
Common sense is calculation applied to life.
wisdom common-sense rising
Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and is lending oneself to the universal illusion without becoming its dupe.
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.
expresses man worth
It is not what he had, or even what he does, which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
understand within
We only understand that which already within us.
capable living
So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.
difficult easily genius mark others talent
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.
finite fragments infinite space time
Time and space are fragments of the infinite for the use of the finite creatures.
motivational fitness freedom
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
passion men iron
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.
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