The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
ANDRE GIDEWe should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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The color of truth is gray.
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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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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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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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Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
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Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.
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