We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
ANDRE GIDEBelieve those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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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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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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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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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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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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Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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