I do not love men: I love what devours them.
ANDRE GIDEComplete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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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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You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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The color of truth is gray.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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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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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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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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