For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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We only understand that which already within us.

We only understand that which already within us.

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...

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

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

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

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

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...

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

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.

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

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

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

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...

Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been...

Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been...

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...

A belief is not true because it is useful

A belief is not true because it is useful

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought,...

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought,...

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing