Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Quote by Andre Gide

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Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Prejudices are the props of civilization

Prejudices are the props of civilization

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through...

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through...

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

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

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain...

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain...

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his...

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his...

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain...

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain...

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Understanding is the beginning of approving

Understanding is the beginning of approving

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved

The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that...

The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that...

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

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

The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.

The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.

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.