Henri Frederic Amiel

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

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

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

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

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

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.