Quote of Henri-Frédéric Amiel - A thousand things advance, nine hundred...
Biography - Henri-Frédéric Amiel:
Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.
Born: 1821 - Died: 1881
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
Born: 1821 - Died: 1881
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
A thousand things advance, nine hundred and ninety-eight fall back, this is progress.
Note
Quote source: Journal intime
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: progress
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world : the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The real democratic progress is not to lower the level of the elite toward that of the crowd, but to raise that of the crowd toward the elite.
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