Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorThe man rises through intelligence, but he is not truly a man except through the heart.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorTell me what you think you are and I'll tell you what you are not.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorWithout passion, man is only a dormant force waiting for an opportunity, like flint awaiting the strike of iron, to spark rays of light.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorHeaven, hell, and the whole world are within us.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorThe destiny can follow two paths to cause our ruin: denying us the fulfillment of our desires and fulfilling them fully.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorA laborious way of being nothing is to be everything; of not wanting everything; of not wanting anything, is to want it all.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorIf there is any conflict between the natural and the moral world, between reality and conscience, it is conscience that should prevail.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorTime is nothing but the space between our memories.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorEvery need is calmed and every vice grows with satisfaction.
Aristotle
View AuthorWealth consists much more in enjoyment than in possession.
Aristotle
View AuthorThe moral excellence is the result of habit. We become just by performing acts of justice; temperate, by performing acts of moderation; brave, by performing acts of courage.
Aristotle
View AuthorBestiality is a lesser evil than wickedness, but it is more fearsome.