Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

A belief is not true because it is useful

A belief is not true because it is useful

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it...

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it...

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic...

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic...

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for others is...

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for others is...

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of...

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of...

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth...

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth...

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming...

It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming...

I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to...

I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to...

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...

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.

All we need is the truth in our hand. Someone to call a friend. Never...

All we need is the truth in our hand. Someone to call a friend. Never...

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.

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...

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.

Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.

Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.

If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too...

If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...