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The abominable effort to take one’s sins with one to paradise.
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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Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.
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The scholar seeks truth, the artist finds.
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Solitude is bearable only with God.
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