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Andre Gide

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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Destroy Happiness Narrative Preparation
To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
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Freedom Inspirational Oneself
But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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Age Habit Live Resolution
Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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Compliment Expression Man Silly
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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Cease Deception Life Sincere Wisdom
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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God Himself Interesting Man Men Precious
There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Attempt Encouragement Impossible Motivational
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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Courage Discover Inspirational Lose Man Ocean Risk Shore Sight
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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Existence Faith Wisdom Yourself
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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Art Human Labor Masterpiece Overcome Resistance
I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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Expectation Goodness Share Vice Virtue
Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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Deep Envy Happiness Madness Man
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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Life Live Obligation Truth
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Deep Man Reality Thinking
Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Attachment Life Welcome
Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Doubt Finding Trust Truth

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