Creative Quotations from Henri Frederic Amiel (1821-1881)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Henri Frederic Amiel
(1821-1881) born on Sep 27

Swiss writer. "He is best known for his "Journal" which is considered a masterpiece of self-analysis."

The best path through life is the highway.

"Society lives by faith, and develops by science."

The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the illusion of which all creatures are the willing playthings. . .

There is no curing a sick man who believes himself in health.

"There are 2 sorts of pride: one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept ourselves."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
R:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
A:	"Journal Intime (1882; tr. by Mrs. Humphrey Ward, 1892), entry for 30 Aug 1872."
N:	"Journal," 6 Feb 1877"
K:	"In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."