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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.

Andre Gide

Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
ANDRE GIDE

Deep Envy Happiness Madness Man
I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
ANDRE GIDE

Beyond Flower Hands Love Path She Smile Warm
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
ANDRE GIDE

Cease Deception Life Sincere Wisdom
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
ANDRE GIDE

Except Objective Path Straight Travel
Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
ANDRE GIDE

Doubt Finding Trust Truth
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.
ANDRE GIDE

Company Ideas Reading Travel Writer
Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
ANDRE GIDE

Optimism Profound Torture
Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
ANDRE GIDE

Acceptance Change Evil Motivational Struggle Work
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
ANDRE GIDE

Be Yourself Deep Hate Love
Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
ANDRE GIDE

Doubt Finding Trust Truth
I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
ANDRE GIDE

Expectation Goodness Share Vice Virtue
In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
ANDRE GIDE

Bore Company Dull Feeling Gloom People Welcome
Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDE

God Himself Interesting Man Men Precious
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
ANDRE GIDE

Beginning Healing Inspirational Listen
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
ANDRE GIDE

Adventure Believe Finding People Success
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
ANDRE GIDE

Complete Giving Possess Prove

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