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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

Andre Gide

I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
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Beyond Flower Hands Love Path She Smile Warm
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Complete Giving Possess Prove
Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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Age Old Youth
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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Courage Discover Inspirational Lose Man Ocean Risk Shore Sight
There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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Close Door Inspirational Law Life Open
Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Attachment Life Welcome
To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
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Freedom Inspirational Oneself
‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
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Poet Words Writing
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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Be Yourself Deep Hate Love
Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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Joy Moments Preparation Unique
Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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Art Human Labor Masterpiece Overcome Resistance
The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.
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Capacity Freedom Motivational Task Work Hard
Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
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God Himself Interesting Man Men Precious
The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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Continue Diminish Funny Growth Love
Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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Deep Envy Happiness Madness Man
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
ANDRE GIDE

Complete Giving Possess Prove

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

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