Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDENothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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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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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
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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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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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Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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Prejudices are the props of civilization.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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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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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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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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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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