Only fools don’t contradict themselves.
ANDRE GIDETo read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
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God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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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 more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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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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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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