You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else.
ANDRE GIDESadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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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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I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
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The color of truth is gray.
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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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In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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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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