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An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value.
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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To be sure, theory is useful. But without warmth of heart and without love it bruises the very ones it claims to save.
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Are you then unable to recognize unless it has the same sound as yours?
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