Destiny has two ways of crushing us – by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. — Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Whatever impatience we may feel towards our neighbor, and whatever indignation our — Henri-Frédéric Amiel
To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied. — Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Our greatest illusion is to believe that we are what we think ourselves to be. — Henri-Frédéric Amiel
He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous. — Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind, and therefore independence of — Henri-Frédéric Amiel