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

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...

Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.

Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

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 only substance properly so called is the soul.

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

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.

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.

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...

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

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

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

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

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

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...

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

The best path through life is the highway.

The best path through life is the highway.

Order is power.

Order is power.

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.

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your...

But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your...

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting...

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting...