‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
ANDRE GIDEMan is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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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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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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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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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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