One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
ANDRE GIDEEnvying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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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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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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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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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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Dare to be yourself.
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