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

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the...

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the...

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less...

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

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

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

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

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...

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

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

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.

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...

A belief is not true because it is useful

A belief is not true because it is useful

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

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...

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as...

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as...

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities...

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities...

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at...

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.