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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.

Andre Gide

But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
ANDRE GIDE

Age Habit Live Resolution
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Complete Giving Possess Prove
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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God Himself Interesting Man Men Precious
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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Destroy Happiness Narrative Preparation
Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Die Fall Fish Motivational Rise Surface
To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
ANDRE GIDE

Freedom Inspirational Oneself
Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
ANDRE GIDE

Attachment Life Welcome
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
ANDRE GIDE

Complete Giving Possess Prove
Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Concerntrate Essential Instant Irreplaceable Life Live
Dare to be yourself.
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Be Yourself Dare One Liner
Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
ANDRE GIDE

Believe Doubt Finding Seek Truth
I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
ANDRE GIDE

Expectation Goodness Share Vice Virtue
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
ANDRE GIDE

Fear Monster Warrant
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
ANDRE GIDE

Beginning Healing Inspirational Listen
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
ANDRE GIDE

Deep Man Reality Thinking
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
ANDRE GIDE

Be Yourself Deep Hate Love

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