In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past -- a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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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...

We only understand that which already within us.

We only understand that which already within us.

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...

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by...

Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by...

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

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...

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...

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

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...

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...

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.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole...

Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole...

Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for...

Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for...