Inspirational Quotations by Henri-Frederic Amiel
- Truth is not only violated by falsehood;
it may be outraged by silence.
- It is not what he has, or even what he does which
expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
- It is not what he has, or even what he does which
expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
- We must dare to be happy, and dare to confess it, regarding ourselves always
as the depositories, not as the authors of our own joy.
- Every dawn signs a new contract with existence.
- Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, he wants to reestablish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.
- So long as a person is capable of self-renewal, he is a living being.
- Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
- Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
- To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.
- How, then, find the courage for action? By slipping a little into unconsciousness, spontaneity, instinct which holds one to the earth and dictates the relatively good and useful ... By accepting the human condition more simply, and candidly, by dreading troubles less, calculating less, hoping more.