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.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Topics: Action Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Truth Quotes

The best path through life is the highway.

The best path through life is the highway.

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

To shun one's cross is to make it heavier.

To shun one's cross is to make it heavier.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man...

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man...

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur...

Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur...

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all...

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all...

So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we...

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we...