Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
ANDRE GIDEWork and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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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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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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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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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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There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had 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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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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