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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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...

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the...

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the...

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

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

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 belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...

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.

Understanding is the beginning of approving

Understanding is the beginning of approving

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

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

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

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

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

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...

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who...

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who...

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...

It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that...

It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that...

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...

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back...

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back...

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the...

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the...