It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
ANDRE GIDEThe 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.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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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 can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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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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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
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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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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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