Accept life, and you must accept regret. Henri Frederic Amiel More Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel More Quotes From Henri Frederic Amiel Our true history is scarcely ever deciphered by others. The chief part of the drama is a monologue, or rather an intimate debate between God, our conscience, and ourselves. Tears, grieves, depressions, disappointments, irritations, good and evil thoughts, decisions, uncertainties, deliberations --all these belong to our secret, and are almost all incommunicable and intransmissible, even when we try to speak of them, and even when we write them down. Henri Frederic Amiel disappointment writing drama A woman is sometimes fugitive, irrational, indeterminable, illogical and contradictory. A great deal of forbearance ought to be shown her, and a good deal of prudence exercised with regard to her, for she may bring about innumerable evils without knowing it. Capable of all kinds of devotion, and of all kinds of treason, monster incomprehensible, raised to the second power, she is at once the delight and the terror of man. Henri Frederic Amiel women knowing evil We only understand that which already is within us. Henri Frederic Amiel [T]he habit of scientific analysis ... exhausts the material offered to it. Henri Frederic Amiel scientific-method analysis science To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by a supreme power, to feel himself in the right road, at the point where God would have him be - in order with God and the universe. This faith gives strength and calm. Henri Frederic Amiel winning men order I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights so long as wisdom is rare and pride abundant Henri Frederic Amiel pride rights long Doubt is the accomplice of tyranny. Henri Frederic Amiel accomplices tyranny doubt Common sense is the measure of the possible. Henri Frederic Amiel prevision common-sense common Unconsciousness, spontaneity, instinct ... hold us to the earth and dictate the relatively good and useful. Henri Frederic Amiel instinct spontaneity earth Whenever conscience speaks with a divided, uncertain, and disputed voice, it is not the voice of God. Descend still deeper into yourself, until you hear nothing but a clear, undivided voice, a voice which does away with doubt and brings with it persuasion, light, and serenity. Henri Frederic Amiel voice light peace A belief is not true simply because it is useful. Henri Frederic Amiel positive-atheism atheism belief The efficacy of religion lies precisely in what is not rational, philosophic, nor eternal; its efficacy lies in the unforeseen, the miraculous, the extraordinary. Thus religion attracts more devotion according as it demands more faith - that is to say, as it becomes more incredible to the profane mind. Henri Frederic Amiel atheism mind lying From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite. Henri Frederic Amiel infinite earth heaven Faith is certitude without proofs ... Faith is a sentiment, for it is a hope; it is an instinct, for it precedes all outward instruction. Henri Frederic Amiel proof instinct faith Knowledge, love, power-there is the complete life. Henri Frederic Amiel love-life love life Life is but a daily oscillation between revolt and submission. Henri Frederic Amiel oscillation submission life Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and is lending oneself to the universal illusion without becoming its dupe. Henri Frederic Amiel common-sense rising wisdom Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded. Henri Frederic Amiel greatness real men Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement. Henri Frederic Amiel discouragement failure pride To know where one is going and what one wishes - this is order ... to organize one's life to distribute one's time ... all this belong to and is included in the word order. Henri Frederic Amiel organize wish order
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