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 GIDEThe capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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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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There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
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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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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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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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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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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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