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.

A belief is not true because it is useful

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

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

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

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary line and....

To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.

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