Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
ANDRE GIDEBut can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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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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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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The color of truth is gray.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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