Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
ANDRE GIDEWe should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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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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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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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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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.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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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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