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The scholar seeks truth, the artist finds.

Andre Gide

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Andre Gide
Age: 82 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 22
Died: 1951
Died: December 19
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The difficulty comes from this, that Christianity (Christian orthodoxy) is exclusive and that belief in its truth excludes belief in any other truth. It does not absorb it repulses.
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The wise man is he who constantly wonders afresh.
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Whither should we aim if not towards God?
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He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands on others.
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We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.
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To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations.
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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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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.
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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
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But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
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So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
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Solitude is bearable only with God.
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The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.
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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.
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By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.
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A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly
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Never have I been able to settle in life. Always seated askew, as if on the arm of a chair ready to get up, to leave.
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The important thing is being capable of emotions, but to experience only one's own would be a sorry limitation.
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One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.
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It is now, and in this world, that we must live.
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