Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and life. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Tags: authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations from Henri-Frederic Amiel For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email All appears to change when we change. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Nothing is more characteristic of a man than the mann in which he behaves toward fools. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Tags: suffering Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
All appears to change when we change. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Nothing is more characteristic of a man than the mann in which he behaves toward fools. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. —Henri-Frederic Amiel More about this quote Tags: suffering Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “authority” The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings. —George W. Bush More about this quote Tags: authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email No moral system can rest solely on authority. —A. J. Ayer More about this quote Tags: authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email What you need is sustained outrage. . . . There's far too much unthinking respect given to authority. —Molly Ivins More about this quote Tags: authority respect outrage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and no involvement [of the adolescent] in the decision making. —Laurence Steinberg and Ann Levine More about this quote Tags: power rules rebellion authority youth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. —Thomas H. Huxley More about this quote Tags: knowledge rejection authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings. —George W. Bush More about this quote Tags: authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
No moral system can rest solely on authority. —A. J. Ayer More about this quote Tags: authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
What you need is sustained outrage. . . . There's far too much unthinking respect given to authority. —Molly Ivins More about this quote Tags: authority respect outrage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and no involvement [of the adolescent] in the decision making. —Laurence Steinberg and Ann Levine More about this quote Tags: power rules rebellion authority youth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. —Thomas H. Huxley More about this quote Tags: knowledge rejection authority Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email