Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Topics: Women Quotes

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

We only understand that which already within us.

We only understand that which already within us.

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and...

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and...

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

To marry unequally is to suffer equally.

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

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...

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

A belief is not true because it is useful

A belief is not true because it is useful

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.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

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...

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

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

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

Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in...

Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in...

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.