I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
ANDRE GIDEIt is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Dare to be yourself.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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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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Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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