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

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Topics: Life Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by...

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by...

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...

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist...

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist...

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.

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

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

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

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

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

We only understand that which already within us.

We only understand that which already within us.

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

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 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.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

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...

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...

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.

The best path through life is the highway.

The best path through life is the highway.

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...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

Ants and savages put strangers to death.

Ants and savages put strangers to death.