Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

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.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

Society lives by faith, and develops by science.

Society lives by faith, and develops by science.

Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur...

Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur...

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

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

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.

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

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

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

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do...

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do...