Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
ANDRE GIDEDare to be yourself.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
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But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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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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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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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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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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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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