Quotes by : Henri-Frédéric Amiel

I begin to realize that my memory is a great catacomb, and that below my actual standing-ground there....

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of....

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he....

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the....

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

The stationary condition is the beginning of the end

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness....

Let us never be afraid of innocent joy; God is good and what he does is well done; resign yourself to....