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.

Quote by Andre Gide

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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what...

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what...

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.

The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit...

To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit...

I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves

I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.

The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary...

The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary...

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than...

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than...

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome

The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely...

The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely...

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.

A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.