A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
ANDRE GIDEGod depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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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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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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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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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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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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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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The color of truth is gray.
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