Sympathy is the first condition of criticism. Henri Frederic Amiel More Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel More Quotes From Henri Frederic Amiel Every living being seeks instinctively to complete itself. Henri Frederic Amiel Everything which is, is thought, but not conscious and individual thought. The human intelligence is but the consciousness of being. It is what I have formulated before: Everything is a symbol of a symbol, and a symbol of what? Of mind. Henri Frederic Amiel individualconsciousnessmind Men prefer the false due to habit, passion, will. Preference for truth is rare. Men are ruled by their fear of truth. Henri Frederic Amiel truth-ispassionmen Do not despise your situation; in it you must act, suffer, and conquer. From every point on earth we are equally near to heaven and to the infinite. Henri Frederic Amiel sufferingearthheaven 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. Henri Frederic Amiel songteacherart Will localizes us, thought universalizes us. Henri Frederic Amiel willpower The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes. Henri Frederic Amiel passionfirefeelings The best path through life is the highway. Henri Frederic Amiel highwayspathlife-is The germs of all things are in every heart, and the greatest criminals as well as the greatest heroes are but different modes of ourselves. Henri Frederic Amiel criminalsheroheart Every situation is an equilibrium of forces; every life is a struggle between opposing forces working within the limits of a certain equilibrium Henri Frederic Amiel limitsstrugglelife-is To understand is to possess the thing understood, first by sympathy and then by intelligence. Henri Frederic Amiel understoodunderstandingfirsts Emancipation from error is the condition of real knowledge. Henri Frederic Amiel errorsatheistreal What governs men is the fear of truth. Henri Frederic Amiel votingmen Sadness takes up the pen more readily than joy. Henri Frederic Amiel penssadnessjoy There is no repose for the mind except in the absolute; for feeling, except in the infinite; for the soul, except in the divine. Henri Frederic Amiel soulmindfeelings What we call little things are merely the causes of great things. Henri Frederic Amiel little-thingscauseslittles When everything has its proper place in our minds, we are able to stand in equilibrium with the rest of the world. Henri Frederic Amiel ablemindworld When everything is in its right place within us, we ourselves are in balance with the whole work of God. Henri Frederic Amiel right-placebalancewhole Nothing finite is true, is interesting, is worthy to fix my attention. All that is particular is exclusive, and all that is exclusive repels me. Henri Frederic Amiel worthyattentioninteresting Happiness does away with ugliness, and even makes the beauty of beauty. Henri Frederic Amiel uglinessdoehappiness
