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Time is but the measure of the...

Time is but the measure of the difficulty of a conception. Pure thought has scarcely any need of time, since it perceives the two ends of an idea almost at the same moment.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The more a man loves, the more...

The more a man loves, the more he suffers. The sum of possible grief for each soul is in proportion to its degree of perfection.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Whenever conscience speaks wit...

Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear, undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light, and serenity.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The art which is grand and yet...

The art which is grand and yet simple is that which presupposes the greatest elevation both in artist and in public.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Before crime is committed cons...

Before crime is committed conscience must be corrupted, and every bad man who succeeds in reaching a high point of wickedness begins with this.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Criticism is above all a gift,...

Criticism is above all a gift, an intuition, a matter of tact and flair; it cannot be taught or demonstrated--it is an art. Critical genius means an aptitude for discerning truth under appearances or in disguises which conceal it; for discovering it in spite of the errors of testimony, the frauds of tradition, the dust of time, the loss or alteration of texts. It is the sagacity of the hunter whom nothing deceives for long, and whom no ruse can throw off the trail.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The history of man is essentia...

The history of man is essentially zoological; it becomes human late in the day, and then only in the beautiful souls, the souls alive to justice, goodness, enthusiasm, and devotion. The angel shows itself rarely and with difficulty through the highly-organized brute.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The ideal, after all, is true ...

The ideal, after all, is true than the real: for the ideal is the eternal element in perishable things.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Joy is the vital air of the so...

Joy is the vital air of the soul.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

At the bottom of the modern ma...

At the bottom of the modern man there is always a great thirst for self-forgetfulness, self-distraction . . . and therefore he turns away from all those problems and abysses which might recall to him his own nothingness.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

There is no repose for the min...

There is no repose for the mind except in the absolute; for feeling, except in the infinite; for the soul, except in the divine.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Men prefer the false due to ha...

Men prefer the false due to habit, passion, will. Preference for truth is rare. Men are ruled by their fear of truth.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Men don't achieve truth becaus...

Men don't achieve truth because they lack humility and love of truth. They won't criticize their own beliefs. Truth would overwhelm them.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Philosophy starts with doubt a...

Philosophy starts with doubt and loves only truth.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Sadness takes up the pen more ...

Sadness takes up the pen more readily than joy.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

We are never more discontented...

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. The consciousness of wrong-doing makes us irritable, and our heart, in its cunning, quarrels with what is outside it, in order that it may deafen the clamor within.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The ideal doctor would be a ma...

The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever kind, and restoring peace by his mere presence.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

Order is a great person's need...

Order is a great person's need and their true well being.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

What we call little things are...

What we call little things are merely the causes of great things.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

The growth and development of ...

The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.

Henri-Frederic Amiel 355 quotes

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