Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur...#Henri Frederic Amiel
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy...#Henri Frederic Amiel
Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.#Henri Frederic Amiel
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling...#Henri Frederic Amiel
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...#Henri Frederic Amiel
Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough...#Henri Frederic Amiel
