The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.
ANDRE GIDESin is whatever obscures the soul.
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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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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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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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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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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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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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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Dare to be yourself.
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