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Andre Gide Quotes

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; what another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself-and thus make yourself indispensable Picture Quote #1

You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else Picture Quote #1

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation Picture Quote #1

Believe in your strength and your vision. Learn to repeat to yourself, ‘It all depends on me’ Picture Quote #1

The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament Picture Quote #1

Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better Picture Quote #1

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It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars Picture Quote #1

Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! And without too many regrets, if possible! Those from which the sap has withdrawn. But, good Lord, what beautiful colors! Picture Quote #1

Each thought becomes an anxiety in my brain. I am becoming the ugliest of all things: a busy man Picture Quote #1

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable Picture Quote #1

Money cannot buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable. Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness Picture Quote #1

In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring Picture Quote #1

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Then you think that one can keep a hopeless love in one’s heart for so long as that?...And that life can breathe upon it every day, without extinguishing it? Picture Quote #1

It is one of life’s laws that as soon as one door closes another opens. But the tragedy is we look at the closed door and disregard the open one Picture Quote #1

Clear and precise ideas are the most dangerous, for one does not dare to change them Picture Quote #1

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly Picture Quote #1

An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value Picture Quote #1

The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? Picture Quote #1

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After much searching I have found the thing that sets me apart: a sort of stubborn attachment to evil Picture Quote #1

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented Picture Quote #1

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them Picture Quote #1

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it Picture Quote #1

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself Picture Quote #1

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness Picture Quote #1

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We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves Picture Quote #1

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age Picture Quote #1

Drunkenness is never anything but a substitute for happiness Picture Quote #1

The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard Picture Quote #1

When everything belongs to everyone, nobody will take care of anything Picture Quote #1

It is now, and in this world, that we must live Picture Quote #1

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What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; what another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself-and thus make yourself indispensable (Andre Gide Quotes) You have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else (Andre Gide Quotes) Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation (Andre Gide Quotes) Believe in your strength and your vision. Learn to repeat to yourself, ‘It all depends on me’ (Andre Gide Quotes) The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament (Andre Gide Quotes) Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better (Andre Gide Quotes) It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars. (Andre Gide Quotes) Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! And without too many regrets, if possible! Those from which the sap has withdrawn. But, good Lord, what beautiful colors! (Andre Gide Quotes) Each thought becomes an anxiety in my brain. I am becoming the ugliest of all things: a busy man. (Andre Gide Quotes) Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable (Andre Gide Quotes) Money cannot buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable. Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness. (Andre Gide Quotes) In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring... (Andre Gide Quotes) Then you think that one can keep a hopeless love in one’s heart for so long as that?...And that life can breathe upon it every day, without extinguishing it? (Andre Gide Quotes) It is one of life’s laws that as soon as one door closes another opens. But the tragedy is we look at the closed door and disregard the open one. (Andre Gide Quotes) Clear and precise ideas are the most dangerous, for one does not dare to change them (Andre Gide Quotes) Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly. (Andre Gide Quotes) An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value. (Andre Gide Quotes) The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? (Andre Gide Quotes) After much searching I have found the thing that sets me apart: a sort of stubborn attachment to evil (Andre Gide Quotes) Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented (Andre Gide Quotes) There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them (Andre Gide Quotes) Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it (Andre Gide Quotes) Be faithful to that which exists within yourself (Andre Gide Quotes) Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness (Andre Gide Quotes) We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves (Andre Gide Quotes) Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age (Andre Gide Quotes) Drunkenness is never anything but a substitute for happiness (Andre Gide Quotes) The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard (Andre Gide Quotes) When everything belongs to everyone, nobody will take care of anything (Andre Gide Quotes) It is now, and in this world, that we must live (Andre Gide Quotes)

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