Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Topics: Apathy Quotes, Truth Quotes

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our...

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our...

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

True humility is contentment.

True humility is contentment.

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what?...

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what?...

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...

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

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...

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.

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...

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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