One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
ANDRE GIDEBe faithful to that which exists within yourself.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
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Dare to be yourself.
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Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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