Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorMutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in tenderness, and the care to safeguard as much freedom as possible for those with whom one lives.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorThe criticism turned into a system is the denial of knowledge and the true estimation of things.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorLife is a progressive learning of renunciation, of continuous limitation of our aspirations, our hopes, our strength, our freedom.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorWe live as we renew ourselves.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorLife is nothing but a web of habits.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorWhat is a cultivated spirit? It is one that can look at things from many points of view.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorTrue humility consists in being content.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorI do not deny the rights of democracy; but I have no illusions about the use that will be made of those rights as long as wisdom is scarce and pride is abundant.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorWhat is madness? It's illusion squared.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorAn error is all the more dangerous the more it contains a quantity of truth.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorA thousand things move forward. Nine hundred and ninety-nine move backward. This is progress.
Henry F. Amiel
View AuthorKindness is the beginning of tact, and respect for others is the first condition for knowing how to live.