Maxioms by Henri Frederic Amiel
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to read more
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.
Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's read more
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary -- they are in read more
Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary -- they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.
