I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
ANDRE GIDEThere are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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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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Please do not understand me too quickly.
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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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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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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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Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
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We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.
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