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Andre Gide Quote - What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.

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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But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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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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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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Dare to be yourself.
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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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