"You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering." – Henri Frédéric Amiel

Who is Henri Frédéric?

AmielSwiss philosopher Henri Frédéric Amiel received virtually no recognition during his life but became widely acclaimed for the posthumously published Journal Intime, a literary personal journal filled with philosophical meditations. Born in Geneva in 1821, he was orphaned young and had a lonely childhood. He traveled widely as a young man but ultimately settled back in Geneva as a philosophy professor. He died of tuberculosis in 1881.