Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Quote by Andre Gide

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In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging,...

In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging,...

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...

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 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.

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

Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.

Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.

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 unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and...

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and...

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...

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...

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 most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes

The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another...

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another...

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

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

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...

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.

In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.

In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.

There is nothing on earth you cannot have - once you have mentally accepted the...

There is nothing on earth you cannot have - once you have mentally accepted the...

Our mind is the most valuable possession that we have. The quality of our lives...

Our mind is the most valuable possession that we have. The quality of our lives...