Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDEThe true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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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 better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
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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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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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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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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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