He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.
Henri Frederic AmielMozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air and sea, and while the soul of Mozart seems to dwell on the ethereal peaks of Olympus, that of Beethoven climbs shuddering the storm-beaten sides of a Sinai. Blessed be they both! Each represents a moment of the ideal life, each does us good. Our love is due to both.
Henri Frederic AmielThe art which is grand and yet simple is that which presupposes the greatest elevation both in artist and in public.
Henri Frederic AmielPeace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident.
Henri Frederic Amiel