“ Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ Truth is not only violated by falsehood it may be equally outraged by silence. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well. Henri Frederic Amiel
“ I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. Henri Frederic Amiel