A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
ANDRE GIDEComplete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
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We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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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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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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