Inspirational Quotations by Henri-Frederic Amiel

  • Truth is not only violated by falsehood;
    it may be outraged by silence.
    From Issue 222
  • It is not what he has, or even what he does which
    expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
    From Issue 249
  • It is not what he has, or even what he does which
    expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
    From Issue 250
  • 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.
    From Issue 263
  • Every dawn signs a new contract with existence.
    From Issue 312
  • 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.
    Topic: Self-discovery
    From Issue 329
  • So long as a person is capable of self-renewal, he is a living being.
    From Issue 379
  • Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
    From Issue 385
  • Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
    From Issue 389
  • To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.
    From Issue 392
  • 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.
    From Issue 392

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