Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
André GideTags: life living-in-the-present
No encounter occured that day, and I was glad of it; I took out of my pocket a little Homer I had not opened since leaving Marseilles, reread three lines of the Odyssey, learned them by heart; then, finding sufficient sustenance in their rhythm and reveling in them at leisure, I closed the book and remained, trembling, more alive than I had thought possible, my mind numb with happiness.
André GideTags: words reading books literature
I prefer granting with a good grace what I know I shan't be able to prevent.
André GideHe who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
André GideTags: women relationships respect rose
Diríase que el amor se ha prostituido, al pasar por el corazón de tantos imbéciles".
André GideSolo las almas muy banales alcanzan fácilmente la expresión sincera de su personalidad. Pues una personalidad nueva solo se expresa sinceramente en una forma nueva. La frase que nos es personal ha de ser tan particularmente difícil de tensar como el arco de Ulises
André GideA man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned
André GideThe things one feels are different about oneself are the things that are rare, that give each person their value - and these are the things they try to repress. The imitate and make out they love life!
André GideTags: inspirational
They establish distinctions and reserves which I cannot apply to myself, for I exist only as a whole; my only claim is to be natural, and the pleasure I feel in an action, I take as a sign that I ought to do it.
André GideTags: french
Pour grandir, il faut porter loin de soi ses regards.Et puis ne regarder pas trop en arrière
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