Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes

A thousand things advance; nine hundred and ninety-nine retreat: that is progress. - Henri Frederic Amiel

A philosopher is [one who] aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. - Henri Frederic Amiel

A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself. - Henri Frederic Amiel

A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered; in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life. - Henri Frederic Amiel

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism or doubt. - Henri Frederic Amiel

A belief is not true because it is useful. - Henri Frederic Amiel

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