Henry F. Amiel Quotes

The man who aims to see everything clearly before deciding never decides.

The man rises through intelligence, but he is not truly a man except through the heart.

Tell me what you think you are and I'll tell you what you are not.

Without passion, man is only a dormant force waiting for an opportunity, like flint awaiting the strike of iron, to spark rays of light.

Heaven, hell, and the whole world are within us.

The destiny can follow two paths to cause our ruin: denying us the fulfillment of our desires and fulfilling them fully.

A laborious way of being nothing is to be everything; of not wanting everything; of not wanting anything, is to want it all.

If there is any conflict between the natural and the moral world, between reality and conscience, it is conscience that should prevail.

Time is nothing but the space between our memories.

Every need is calmed and every vice grows with satisfaction.

Your body is a temple of nature and the divine spirit. Preserve it healthy; respect it; study it; grant it its rights.

Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in tenderness, and the care to safeguard as much freedom as possible for those with whom one lives.