Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
ANDRE GIDEArt is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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The color of truth is gray.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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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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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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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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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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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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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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