Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
ANDRE GIDESociety knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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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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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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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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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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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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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Dare to be yourself.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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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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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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