Occupation: Philosopher Birth: September 28, 1821 Death: May 11, 1881
The beautiful souls of the world have an art of saintly alchemy, by which bitterness is converted into kindness, the gall of human experience into ge….
Time is but the space between our memories; as soon as we cease to perceive this space, time has disappeared..
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown….
It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is..
Emancipation from error is the condition of real knowledge..
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt..
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. The consciousness of wrong-doing makes us irritable, and our….
Order is man's greatest need, and his true well-being..
Every situation is an equilibrium of forces; every life is a struggle between opposing forces working within the limits of a certain equilibrium.
Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven..
Joy is the vital air of the soul..
The best path through life is the highway..
In order to see Christianity, one must forget all the Christians..
To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times..
Put personal ambition away from you, and then you will find consolation in living or in dying, whatever may happen to you..
Society rests upon conscience, not upon science..
I wonder whether I should gain anything by the attempt to assume a character which is not mine. My wavering manner, born of doubt and scruple, has at….
So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being. -Henri.
Order is a great person's need and their true well being..
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves..
It is work which gives flavor to life..