“The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.”– Henri Frederic Amiel Related Quotes “Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.”– Oscar Wilde “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”– Henry David Thoreau “To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.”– Flannery O’Connor