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Andre Gide Quote - What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.

What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.

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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Gift Nature Perhaps
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Deep Man Reality Thinking
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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Existence Faith Wisdom Yourself
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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Happiness Memories Past Prevention
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
Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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Acceptance Giving Pleasure Poverty Slave
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
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Complete Giving Possess Prove
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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Beautiful Madness Reason Writing
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Adventure Believe Finding People Success
Please do not understand me too quickly.
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One Liner Please Poet Quick Understand
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
So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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Cherish Goodness Humanity Live Men
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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One Liner Sin Soul
Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Beget Coward Fear One Liner Worse
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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Beautiful Difficult Discover Embrace Important Joy Moral Obligation Sad

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