A man can understand what is similar to something already existing in himself. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “We can only give what we have.”
We can only give what we have. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “Man is nothing but contradiction…”
Man is nothing but contradiction; the less he knows it the more dupe he is. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “It is dangerous to abandon one’s self…”
It is dangerous to abandon one’s self to the luxury of grief, for it deprives one of courage and even the wish for recovery. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “Great men are the true men…”
Great men are the true men, the men in whom Nature has succeeded. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “I prefer those men of genius…”
I prefer those men of genius who awaken in me the sense of truth, and who increase the sum of one’s inner liberty. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “It is not at all necessary to be great…”
It is not at all necessary to be great, as long as we are in harmony with the order of the universe. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “He who asks of life nothing but…”
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature, and a continuous good progress towards inner contentment and spiritual submission, is less likely than anyone else to miss and waste life. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “We are free only so far as we are not dupes…”
We are free only so far as we are not dupes of ourselves, our pretexts, our instincts, our temperament. We are freed by energy and the critical spirit — that is to say, by detachment of soul, by self-government. So that we are enslaved, but susceptible of freedom; we are bound, but capable of shaking off our bonds. Henri Amiel […]
Henri Amiel Quote – “He who floats with the current…”
He who floats with the current, who does not guide himself according to higher principles, who has no ideal, no convictions — such a man is… a thing moved, instead of a living and moving being — an echo, not a voice. The man who has no inner life is a slave of his surroundings, as the barometer is the […]
