I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
ANDRE GIDETrust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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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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To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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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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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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