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The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage my whole being surges toward the bars.
Andre Gide
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Andre Gide
Age: 82 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 22
Died: 1951
Died: December 19
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Without mysticism man can achieve nothing great.
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An experience teaches only the good observer but far from seeking a lesson in it, everyone looks for an argument in experience, and everyone interprets the conclusion in his own way.
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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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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.
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