Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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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...

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.

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...

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

The best path through life is the highway.

The best path through life is the highway.

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...

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

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

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

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what...

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what...

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...

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...

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision;...

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision;...

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...

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...

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

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

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

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...

Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as...

Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as...

We regard witchcraft, as part of the mystery of our cultural heritage

We regard witchcraft, as part of the mystery of our cultural heritage