Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd it must be communicated by contagion.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

Society lives by faith, and develops by science.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

The best path through life is the highway.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

The great artist and thinker are the simplifies.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

The man who has no inner life is the slave of his surroundings.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides never decides.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

— Henri Frederic Amiel