It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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

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

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and...

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and...

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

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.

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

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

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling...

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling...

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

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

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

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

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...

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our...

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our...

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian...

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian...

True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.

True love is that which ennobles the personality, fortifies the heart, and sanctifies the existence.

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the...

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the...

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...

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

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...

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...

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...