To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
ANDRE GIDEThere are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
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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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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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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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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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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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Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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