To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

Quote by Andre Gide

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Solitude is bearable only with God

Solitude is bearable only with God

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...

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...

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...

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.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

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.

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...

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.

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...

The color of truth is gray.

The color of truth is gray.

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.

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...

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...

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.

To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what...

To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what...

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

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.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

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.