A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
ANDRE GIDEOnly those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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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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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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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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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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