Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man...

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man...

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.

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...

Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred,...

Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred,...

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man...

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man...

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

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

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...

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...

If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.

If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.

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.

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.

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with...

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with...

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of...

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of...

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.

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...

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for others is...

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for others is...

Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in...

Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in...

We only understand that which already within us.

We only understand that which already within us.

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...