Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
ANDRE GIDETrust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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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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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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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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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else.
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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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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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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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