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Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
Andre Gide
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Andre Gide
Age: 82 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 22
Died: 1951
Died: December 19
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André Paul Guillaume Gide
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What thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most.
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It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars.
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