Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
ANDRE GIDEOne does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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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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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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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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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.
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Dare to be yourself.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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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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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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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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