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The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.
Andre Gide
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Andre Gide
Age: 82 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 22
Died: 1951
Died: December 19
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Whither should we aim if not towards God?
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Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it.
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A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.
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The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? Nothing, except what prepares and then what destroys it.
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We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.
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Man's first and greatest victory must be won against the gods.
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The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities.... I listen to them and they go away delighted.
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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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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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Every perfect action is accompanied by pleasure. By that you can tell what you ought to do.
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