306 Quotes by Henri Frédéric Amiel

Doubt of the reality of love ends by making us doubt everything.

From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite.

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

Analysis kills spontaneity.

Faith is certitude without proofs ... Faith is a sentiment, for it is a hope; it is an instinct, for it precedes all outward instruction.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Hope is only the love of life.

Self-interest is an inexhaustible source of convenient illusions. The number of beings who wish to see truly is extraordinarily small.

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.