Quotes by Swiss authors

Swiss FlagSwitzerland is a little, landlocked nation in the heart of Europe that is recognized for its stunning all-natural charm, precision design, as well as abundant cultural heritage. The Swiss people are renowned for their dedication to top quality, preparation, and efficiency, and their language and literature reflect these worths. In this article, we will certainly discover a few of the most typical Swiss quotes that supply insights right into the Swiss way of life, and mirror the worths as well as beliefs of this interesting as well as diverse society. From a love of nature and the outdoors to a deep regard for tradition and a dedication to quality, Swiss quotes catch the essence of this one-of-a-kind and also captivating nation.
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Small: Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength
"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength"
Saint Francis de Sales, Clergyman
Small: Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk
Carl Jung
"Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: In my case Pilgrims Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out m
Carl Jung
"In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointmen
Carl Jung
"A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can
"Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can"
Paul Tournier, Author
Small: We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the
Carl Jung
"We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon
Carl Jung
"Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them
Carl Jung
"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are
"The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are"
Paul Tournier, Author
Small: There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards h
"There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange"
Elias Canetti, Author
Small: The home should be the treasure chest of living
"The home should be the treasure chest of living"
Le Corbusier, Architect
Small: There is no respect for others without humility in ones self
"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you
"The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner
Carl Jung
"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order
Carl Jung
"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
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"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: Any landscape is a condition of the spirit
"Any landscape is a condition of the spirit"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion
"If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do
"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"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a sti
Carl Jung
"Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams
"All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams"
Elias Canetti, Author
Small: Medicine is not only a science it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters it dea
"Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided"
Paracelsus, Scientist
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"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: There is no coming to consciousness without pain
Carl Jung
"There is no coming to consciousness without pain"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, bot
Carl Jung
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain
Carl Jung
"Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics
Carl Jung
"Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Power is paradoxical
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"Power is paradoxical"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: The dose makes the poison
"The dose makes the poison"
Paracelsus, Scientist
Small: One eye sees, the other feels
"One eye sees, the other feels"
Paul Klee, Artist
Small: In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution ma
"In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better"
Paul Klee, Artist
Small: Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, s
"Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen"
Ella Maillart, Writer
Small: It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better
"It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better"
Ella Maillart, Writer
Small: Study nature, not books
"Study nature, not books"
Louis Agassiz, Scientist
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