Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: September 28, 1821 - May 11, 1881
Birthday: September 28
Death: May 11
Everything which is, is thought, but not conscious and individual thought. The human intelligence is but the consciousness of being. It is what I have formulated before: Everything is a symbol of a symbol, and a symbol of what? Of mind.
source: Entry for December 30, 1850, "The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel", Book by Henri-Frédéric Amiel, translated by Mary Augusta Ward, 1882.
topic: Mind, Consciousness, Individual, Human Intelligence
