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The only real education comes from what goes counter to you.
Andre Gide
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Andre Gide
Age: 82 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 22
Died: 1951
Died: December 19
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We call happiness a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible. But we call joy that state of mind and emotions that needs nothing to feel happy.
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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
Andre Gide
The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.
Andre Gide
In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself.
Andre Gide
Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.
Andre Gide
There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
Andre Gide
Often with good sentiments we produce bad literature.
Andre Gide
Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is a multitude of individual little beliefs for the triumph of strange little individuals.
Andre Gide
An opinion, though it is original, does not necessarily differ from the accepted opinion the important thing is that it does not try to conform to it.
Andre Gide
The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
Andre Gide
In order to be utterly happy the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I often did not fully enjoy because I was comparing them with other moments of the future.
Andre Gide
In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime.
Andre Gide
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.
Andre Gide
Clear and precise ideas are the most dangerous, for one does not dare to change them.
Andre Gide
Not everyone can be an orphan.
Andre Gide
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
Andre Gide
I owe much to my friends but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
Andre Gide
The novelist does not long to see the lion eat grass. He realizes that one and the same God created the wolf and the lamb, then smiled, “seeing that his work was good.”
Andre Gide
One completely overcomes only what one assimilates.
Andre Gide
We no longer admit any other truth than that which is expedient for there is no worse error than the truth that may weaken the arm that is fighting.
Andre Gide
