To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times.
More Quotes from Henri Frederic Amiel:
Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted for that of reason and conscience.Henri Frederic Amiel
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
Henri Frederic Amiel
There are 2 sorts of pride one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept ourselves.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
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I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
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An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.
Henri Frederic Amiel
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