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Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Biography

Author Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: Swiss
Born: September 27, 1821
Died: 1881

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Order is power.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Order is a great person's need and their true well being.
Henri Frederic Amiel

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
Henri Frederic Amiel

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Society lives by faith, and develops by science.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
Henri Frederic Amiel

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Words

Action, Both, Criticism, Doubt, Enslave, Faith, Order, Reflection, Them, Thought, Troubled

Definitions

Action, Both, Criticism, Doubt, Enslave, Faith, Order, Reflection, Them, Thought, Troubled