Abraham Lincoln Quote – “I am very little inclined on any occasion…”

I am very little inclined on any occasion to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it. Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)

Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626), Living Book, The Search

Francis Bacon Quote – “Read not to contradict and confute…”

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626)

Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881), Living Book, The Search

Henri Amiel Quote – “Everything which compromises…”

Everything which compromises the future or destroys my inner liberty, which enslaves me to things or obliges me to be other than I could and ought to be… hurts me. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)

Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881), Living Book, The Search

Henri Amiel Quote – “Whenever conscience speaks with a divided…”

Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not yet the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear and undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light and serenity. Happy, says the Apostle, are they who are at peace with themselves, […]

Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881), Living Book, The Search

Henri Amiel Quote – “Be neither the slave of your impulses…”

Be neither the slave of your impulses and sensations of the moment, nor of an abstract and general plan; be open to what life brings from within and without, and welcome the unforeseen, and give to your life unity, and bring the unforeseen within the lines of your plan. Let what is natural in you raise itself to the level […]

Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881), Living Book, The Sacred

Henri Amiel Quote – “To be happy, to possess eternal life…”

To be happy, to possess eternal life, to be in God, to be saved — all these are the same. All alike mean the solution of the problem, the aim of existence. And happiness is cumulative, as misery may be. An eternal growth is an unchangeable peace, an ever more profounder depth of understanding, a possession constantly more intense and […]