Quotes by Amiel, Henri Frederic

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

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the m >>

Our true history is scarcely ever deciphered by others. The chief part >>

Quotations about Teachers and Teaching

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches. >>

The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovin >>

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth u >>

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song.

Amiel, Henri Frederic