Quotes by Amiel, Henri Frederic

The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opp >>

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism. >>

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Quotations about Obscurity

Obscurity brings safety. >>

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. >>

Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure po >>

The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself fatality, death, night, or matter, it is the pedestal of life, of light, of liberty and the spirit. For it represents resistance -- that is to say, the fulcrum of all activity, the occasion for its development and its triumph.

Amiel, Henri Frederic