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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.

Andre Gide

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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Life Live Obligation Truth
In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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Bore Company Dull Feeling Gloom People Welcome
Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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Joy Moments Preparation Unique
We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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Enjoyment Flower Inspirational Summer
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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Be Yourself Deep Hate Love
The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.
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Capacity Freedom Motivational Task Work Hard
The color of truth is gray.
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Color Gray One Liner Truth
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
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Art Artist Collaboration God
But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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Age Habit Live Resolution
Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Attachment Life Welcome
Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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Fatal Happiness Remember
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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God Himself Interesting Man Men Precious
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
ANDRE GIDE

Deep Man Reality Thinking
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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Art Human Labor Masterpiece Overcome Resistance
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
ANDRE GIDE

Adventure Believe Finding People Success
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

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