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Andre Gide quotes about happy

French Novelist December 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951

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No encounter occured that day, and I was glad of it; I took out of my pocket a little Homer I had not opened since leaving Marseilles, reread three lines of the Odyssey, learned them by heart; then, finding sufficient sustenance in their rhythm and reveling in them at leisure, I closed the book and remained, trembling, more alive than I had thought possible, my mind numb with happiness. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness."
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What..."
The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know..."
Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what..."
What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be..."
What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it. Andre Gide

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