But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
ANDRE GIDEOnly those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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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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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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