Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
ANDRE GIDEPlease do not understand me too quickly.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Dare to be yourself.
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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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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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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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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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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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The color of truth is gray.
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