Henri Frederic Amiel Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Henri Frederic Amiel quotes, Henri Frederic Amiel sayings, and Henri Frederic Amiel proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The best path through life is the highway. Henri Frederic Amiel
In health there is liberty. Health is the first of all liberties, and happiness gives us the energy which is the basis of health. Henri Frederic Amiel
Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more. Henri Frederic Amiel
War is a brutal and fierce means of pacification; it means the suppression of resistance by the destruction or enslavement of the conquered. Henri Frederic Amiel
Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command. Henri Frederic Amiel
Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. Henri Frederic Amiel
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. Henri Frederic Amiel
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt. Henri Frederic Amiel
Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. Henri Frederic Amiel
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.  Henri Frederic Amiel
Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. Henri Frederic Amiel
When everything has its proper place in our minds, we are able to stand in equilibrium with the rest of the world. Henri Frederic Amiel
Every situation is an equilibrium of forces; every life is a struggle between opposing forces working within the limits of a certain equilibrium Henri Frederic Amiel
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty. Henri Frederic Amiel
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty. Henri Frederic Amiel
War is a brutal and fierce means of pacification; it means the suppression of resistance by the destruction or enslavement of the conquered. Henri Frederic Amiel
A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks. Henri Frederic Amiel
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. Henri Frederic Amiel
Will localizes us; thought universalizes us. Henri Frederic Amiel
Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. Henri Frederic Amiel
Life alone can rekindle life. Henri Frederic Amiel
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. Henri Frederic Amiel
A musical theme once exhausted, finds its due refuge and repose in silence. Henri-Frédéric Amiel
A microscopic phantom of the universe; this is all that we are able to be. Henri Frederic Amiel
The art which is grand and yet simple is that which presupposes the greatest elevation both in artist and in public. Henri Frederic Amiel
Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one's own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude. Henri Frederic Amiel
The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself fatality, death, night, or matter, it is the pedestal of life, of light, of liberty and the spirit. For it represents resistance -- that is to say, the fulcrum of all activity, the occasion for its development and its triumph. Henri Frederic Amiel
Emancipation from error is the condition of real knowledge. Henri Frederic Amiel
Jealousy is a terrible thing. It resembles love, only it is precisely love's contrary. Instead of wishing for the welfare of the object loved, it desires the dependence of that object upon itself, and its own triumph. Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Life is short, and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. Henri Frederic Amiel