More From Henri Frederic Amiel
- "Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority."
- "Society lives by faith, and develops by science."
- "He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature… is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life."
More In Sympathy
- "Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor."― Benjamin Disraeli
- "There are many types of preventive health care services that are covered, things like blood pressure medication, for example. And women are merely asking that their health be taken just as seriously."― Sandra Fluke
- "You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men."― Max Beerbohm