Maxioms by Henri Frederic Amiel
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to read more
Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.
Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to read more
Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
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.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing