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Andre Gide quotes

French Novelist December 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951

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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
Andre Gide quote: "Dare to be yourself"
Dare to be yourself Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way..."
Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling. Andre Gide
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
Andre Gide quote: "The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his..."
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their..."
You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their insults. 'It consoles them for not being anything else. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and..."
To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and..."
Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Be faithful to that which exists within yourself."
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "The color of truth is grey."
The color of truth is grey. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "The color of truth is gray."
The color of truth is gray. Andre Gide
The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too obvious. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it."
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "Believe those who are seeking truth. Doubt those who find it. ..."
Believe those who are seeking truth. Doubt those who find it. - Andre Gide Andre Gide
Andre Gide quote: "A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned"
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned Andre Gide

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