Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
ANDRE GIDEOne does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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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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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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In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.
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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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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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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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