Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
ANDRE GIDEBelieve those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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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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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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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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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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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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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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Dare to be yourself.
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Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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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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