I do not love men: I love what devours them.
ANDRE GIDETo know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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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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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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Dare to be yourself.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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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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In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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