Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
ANDRE GIDESeize 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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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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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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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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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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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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Dare to be yourself.
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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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