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Christianity, above all, consoles but there are naturally happy souls who do not need consolation. Consequently Christianity begins by making such souls unhappy, for otherwise it would have no power over them.
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 should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.
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The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit on nothing that wasn't charming. It's wonderful how hard I find it not to be fascinating.
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The abominable effort to take one’s sins with one to paradise.
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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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How do you know that the fruit is ripe? Simply because it leaves the branch.
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To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.
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I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
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Other people's appetites easily appear excessive when one doesn't share them.
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It would be wisest not to worry too much about the sterile periods. They ventilate the subject and instill into it the reality of daily life.
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In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime.
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