Henri Frederic Amiel

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything that exists. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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True humility is contentment. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#humility #true

We only understand that which already is within us. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#only #understand #us #which #within

Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#everything #nothing #serviceable #sufficient

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#combined #energy #more #narrowness #nothing