Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
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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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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Dare to be yourself.
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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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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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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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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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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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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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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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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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