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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.

Andre Gide

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
ANDRE GIDE

Company Ideas Reading Travel Writer
Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
ANDRE GIDE

Deep Envy Happiness Madness Man
Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
ANDRE GIDE

Believe Doubt Finding Seek Truth
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
ANDRE GIDE

Beautiful Madness Reason Writing
Prejudices are the props of civilization.
ANDRE GIDE

Civilization One Liner Prejudice
You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else.
ANDRE GIDE

Answer Console Insult People
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
ANDRE GIDE

Complete Giving Possess Prove
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
The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
ANDRE GIDE

Gift Nature Perhaps
Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
ANDRE GIDE

Optimism Profound Torture
The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it.
ANDRE GIDE

Life Live Obligation Truth
Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
ANDRE GIDE

Death Kill Man Method Perfection Society
Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDE

God Himself Interesting Man Men Precious
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
ANDRE GIDE

Deep Man Reality Thinking
Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
ANDRE GIDE

Doubt Finding Trust Truth
Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
ANDRE GIDE

Acceptance Giving Pleasure Poverty Slave

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.

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