Nature does at least what she can to translate into visible form the wealth of the creative formula. By the vastness of the abysses into which she penetrates, in the effort--the unsuccessful effort--to house and contain the eternal thought, we may measure the greatness of the divine mind.
Henri Frederic AmielTruth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
Henri Frederic AmielThere is an illusion of central position, justifying one's own purposes as right and everybody elseยนs as wrong, and providing a proper degree of paranoia. Righteous ends, thus approved, absolve of guilt the most violent means.
Henri Frederic Amiel