Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
ANDRE GIDEFish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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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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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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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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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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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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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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