Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
ANDRE GIDEThe true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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Dare to be yourself.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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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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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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