Maxioms by Henri Frederic Amiel
So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.
So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.
It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what read more
It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary -- they are in read more
Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary -- they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.
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.
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's read more
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
