Henri Frederic Amiel Biography

Occup.Philosopher
FromSwitzerland
BornSeptember 27, 1821
Switzerland
DiedJanuary 1, 1881
Switzerland
Aged59 years
Henri Frederic Amiel was a Swiss theorist, poet, as well as author. He was born upon September 27, 1821, in Geneva, Switzerland. Henri was the son of a doctor, who was also a teacher of anatomy at the Geneva Academy. Amiel grew up in a very intellectual and also cultured household, as well as he revealed a very early aptitude for languages and literature. Henri's education and learning began in your home, where he was coached by his mother, and he later on attended the Geneva Academy.

In 1849, at the age of 28, Henri was designated Professor of Aesthetic appeals and French Literature at the Geneva Academy, where he continued to be for the remainder of his life. He was also a prolific writer, and also his journals were released posthumously in 1883, under the title "Journal Intime". The journals, which are thought about a work of art of French literature, chronicle Amiel's personal reflections on life, death, love, as well as belief.

Regardless of his expert success, Henri Frederic Amiel had problem with clinical depression and stress and anxiety throughout his life. His individual connections were likewise complicated. He had a close as well as extreme relationship with the philosopher Constantin Constantius, whom he met in Paris in 1854. Nonetheless, both guys later on had a falling out, and Amiel was devastated by the loss of their friendship.

Henri likewise had a difficult enchanting connection with Louise Wyss, a girl he met while on a trip to Italy in 1856. They traded letters for years, and also Henri wrote about his love for her in his journals. However, the connection was never ever consummated, and Louise eventually wed another guy.

In spite of his personal struggles, Henri Frederic Amiel was extremely valued in his area, and his influence on French literary works and viewpoint is still felt today. His journals have actually been converted right into numerous languages as well as are considered a standard of diary literary works. In addition to his writing and also mentor, he was additionally a passionate advocate for social justice and also human rights, as well as he was involved in several political and social causes throughout his life.

Henri Frederic Amiel died in Geneva on May 11, 1881, at the age of 59. His heritage survives on in his writing and his influence on the intellectual life of Switzerland as well as France.

Our collection contains 55 quotes who is written / told by Henri, under the main topic Age.

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55 Famous quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

Small: Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"
Small: The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, a
"The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret"
Small: Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you hav
"Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library"
Small: Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false
"Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false"
Small: Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart
"Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart"
Small: Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness
"Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness"
Small: Any landscape is a condition of the spirit
"Any landscape is a condition of the spirit"
Small: In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties
"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties"
Small: In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which t
"In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared"
Small: If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion
"If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion"
Small: For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will
"For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will"
Small: The best path through life is the highway
"The best path through life is the highway"
Small: Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command
"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command"
Small: Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and
"Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty"
Small: Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves
"Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves"
Small: Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more
"Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more"
Small: Action is coarsened thought thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious
"Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious"
Small: Common sense is calculation applied to life
"Common sense is calculation applied to life"
Small: We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves
"We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves"
Small: Uncertainty is the refuge of hope
"Uncertainty is the refuge of hope"
Small: He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to
"He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life"
Small: Doing easily what others find difficult is talent doing what is impossible for talent is genius
"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius"
Small: Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the
"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind"
Small: Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, an
"Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority"
Small: The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings
"The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings"
Small: The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes
"The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes"
Small: Society lives by faith, and develops by science
"Society lives by faith, and develops by science"
Small: Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not
"Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not"
Small: Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence
"Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence"
Small: Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness
"Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness"
Small: An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains
"An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains"
Small: Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred,
"Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves"
Small: Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness m
"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts"
Small: Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out
"Tell 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"
Small: It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is
"It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is"
Small: Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffoldi
"Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin"
Small: Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven
"Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven"
Small: Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her ma
"Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle"
Small: We only understand that which already is within us
"We only understand that which already is within us"
Small: To shun ones cross is to make it heavier
"To shun one's cross is to make it heavier"
Small: Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of th
"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark"
Small: The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms
"The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms"
Small: Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender
"Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender"
Small: Order is a great persons need and their true well being
"Order is a great person's need and their true well being"
Small: Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them
"Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them"
Small: Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection
"Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt"
Small: Im not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. Youre as old as you feel
"I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel"
Small: Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you
"Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you"
Small: To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy
"To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy"
Small: There is no respect for others without humility in ones self
"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self"
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