The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough...

Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough...

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

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

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.

Order is power.

Order is power.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced...

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced...

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

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...

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...

Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven

Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven

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.

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...

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.

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...

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

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...

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...