Quotes by Amiel, Henri Frederic

Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and un >>

Destiny has two ways of crushing us -- by refusing our wishes and by f >>

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad aw >>

Quotations about Respectability

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down i >>

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respect >>

Respect a man, he will do it the more. >>

To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times.

Amiel, Henri Frederic