Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amielwas a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth27 September 1821
CountrySwitzerland
cutting men simplicity
To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.
soul flesh triumph
Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh - over fear...Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.
music ocean blessed
Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air and sea, and while the soul of Mozart seems to dwell on the ethereal peaks of Olympus, that of Beethoven climbs shuddering the storm-beaten sides of a Sinai. Blessed be they both! Each represents a moment of the ideal life, each does us good. Our love is due to both.
silence musical exhausted
A musical theme once exhausted, finds its due refuge and repose in silence.
kindness heart dark
Kindness is gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.
inspirational work using-your-talents
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
love quality charm
Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
men
Each man enters into God so much as God enters into him.
art truth secret
Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.
spring creativity analysis
Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.
artist great-art thinker
The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.
religious educational character
The test of every religious, political, or educational system, is the man which it forms. If a system injures the intelligence it is bad. If it injures the character it is vicious. If it injures the conscience it is criminal.
marriage suffering
To marry unequally is to suffer equally.
acting actors realizing
We become actors without realizing it, and actors without wanting to.