Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest."
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"Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest."
"لا يزال التضحية موجودة في كل مكان، وفي كل مكان يعاني صفوة كل جيل من أجل خلاص البقية."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Let us never be afraid of innocent joy; God is good and what he does is well done; resign yourself to everything, even happiness; ask for the spirit of sacrifice, of detachment, of renunciation, and above all, for the spirit of joy and gratitude."
"دعونا لا نخشى أبدًا الفرح البريء؛ فالله طيب وما يفعله حسنٌ؛ تقبّل كل شيء، حتى السعادة؛ واطلب روح التضحية، والتجرد، والتخلي، وفوق كل ذلك، روح البهجة والامتنان."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts."
"الشكر هو بداية الامتنان. الامتنان هو تمام الشكر. قد يقتصر الشكر على مجرد كلمات، أما الامتنان فيتجلى في الأفعال."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"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"
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary line and adding to one's liberty."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"To know how to suggest is the art of teaching."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"A belief is not true because it is useful"
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"The stationary condition is the beginning of the end"
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"Uncertainty is the refuge of hope."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"all appears to change when we change"
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
"It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is."
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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