It gives liberty and breadth to thought, to learn to judge our own epoch from the point of view of universal history, history from the point of view of geological periods, geology from the point of view of astronomy.
Henri Frederic AmielWoman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.
Henri Frederic AmielMen prefer the false due to habit, passion, will. Preference for truth is rare. Men are ruled by their fear of truth.
Henri Frederic AmielAction is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
Henri Frederic Amiel