Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
Henri Frederic AmielSympathy is the first condition of criticism; reason and justice presuppose, at their origin, emotion.
Henri Frederic AmielHe 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 AmielMaterialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.
Henri Frederic Amiel