I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights so long as wisdom is rare and pride abundant

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Topics: Democracy Quotes, Right Quotes

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.

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...

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

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

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...

True humility is contentment.

True humility is contentment.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as...

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as...

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less...

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...

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.

Order is a great person's need and their true well being.

Order is a great person's need and their true well being.

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.

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...

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

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.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

Too young for marriage, too old for games and too smart for players.

Too young for marriage, too old for games and too smart for players.

Women continue to inspire and live the essence of woman everyday.

Women continue to inspire and live the essence of woman everyday.