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Andre Gide Quote - 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.

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.

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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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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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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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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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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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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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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.
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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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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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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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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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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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Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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