Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frederic Amiel
Henri Frédéric Amielwas a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth27 September 1821
CountrySwitzerland
passion men iron
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.
men order needs
Order is man's greatest need, and his true well-being.
spring flower men
Man is saved by love and duty, and by the hope that springs from duty, or rather from the moral facts of consciousness, as a flower springs from the soil.
passion blow men
A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks
men fool he-man
Nothing is more characteristic of a man than the manner in which he behaves toward fools.
respect men our-time
To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times.
men forever priests
Every man is a priest, even involuntarily; his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others.
passion men play
Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.
inspirational character men
It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
ignorance knowledge men
Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, wants to re-establish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.
believe men sick
There is no curing a sick man who believes himself to be in health.
love grief men
The more a man loves, the more he suffers. The sum of possible grief for each soul is in proportion to its degree of perfection.
real greatness men
Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded.
men understanding
A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself.