Andre Gide Quotes
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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.
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What I dislike least in my former self are the moments of prayer.
[Prayer]
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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told.
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Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone.
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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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Yes, my dear brother, Michel has spoken to us, as you thought he would. Here is the account he gave us. You asked to hear it and I promised to tell you, but at the point of sending it to you I still hesitate; the more times I reread it, the more terrible it seems. Oh, what will you think of our friend? For that matter, what do I think of him myself.
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