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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: There is no coming to consciousness without pain
Carl Jung
"There is no coming to consciousness without pain"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
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: 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: In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet
"In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet"
Felix Bloch, Scientist
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: Literature is about as unnecessarily necessarily as tableware or ironed shirts
"Literature is about as unnecessarily necessarily as tableware or ironed shirts"
Peter Bichsel, Writer
Small: There is no art without Eros
"There is no art without Eros"
Max Frisch, Novelist
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"
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: 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: In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the obje
"In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared"
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: We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses
Carl Jung
"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life - that is to say, over 35 - t
Carl Jung
"I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life - that is to say, over 35 - there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism
Carl Jung
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism"
Carl Jung, Psychologist
Small: Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it wer
Carl Jung
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity"
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: Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets
"Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets"
Paul Tournier, Author
Small: Power is paradoxical
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"Power is paradoxical"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: The savages dont have atom bombs
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"The savages don't have atom bombs"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: A line is a dot that went for a walk
"A line is a dot that went for a walk"
Paul Klee, Artist
Small: Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure
"Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure"
Felix Bloch, Scientist
Small: I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies
"I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies"
Le Corbusier, Architect
Small: I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature
"I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature"
Richard Ernst, Scientist
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