Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one's own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude.


Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel (ed. 1896)

Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes

Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We...

Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We...

Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We...

Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We...