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Andre Gide Quotes: The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.
         

The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.


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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.



It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.



One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.



A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.



Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.



We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.



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

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



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.



The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.



True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.





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She lifted her chin and returned his unyielding gaze. "Do what you will."His blue eyes darkened to the color of a moonlit sky. "You should be careful, milady, about issuing such an invitation.



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I'm a freak in the fondest way possible.



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It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power.

It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power.



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The people who pay the biggest price are those who are struggling.



Prayer continues to provide power--spiritual power. Prayer continues to provide peace--spiritual peace.

Prayer continues to provide power--spiritual power. Prayer continues to provide peace--spiritual peace.




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