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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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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 straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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Except Objective Path Straight Travel
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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Consent Discover Inspirational Lose Shore Sight Time
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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Fear Monster Warrant
Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Believe Doubt Finding Seek Truth
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
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Deep Man Reality Thinking
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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Happiness Memories Past Prevention
Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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Compliment Expression Man Silly
Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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Depression Fatigue Saf
Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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Age Old Youth
To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
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Company Ideas Reading Travel Writer
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
He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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Deep Motivational Respect Rose Thorn Want
Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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Deep Envy Happiness Madness Man
Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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Civilization One Liner Prejudice

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