Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
Henri Frederic AmielThe philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship, the power of proselytism.
Henri Frederic AmielTell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.
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