Quote by Andre Gide
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable t

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

Other quotes by Andre Gide

Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly. – Andre Gide

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Butterflies
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. – Andre Gide

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Fear
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There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. – Andre Gide

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Art
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The long way around is the shortcut when everybody knows the shortcut. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The crash of the whole solar and stellar systems could only kill you once. – Thomas Carlyle

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Perspective

You taught me all about love, all about faith, and then God turned your lessons inside out, let me see the underside of every good thing you gave me. – Margaret Blair Young, Heresies of Nature, 2002

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Perspective

There are always three sides to every story: your side, the other side, and the truth. – Author Unknown

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Perspective

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At home were the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrased in front of our friends. – Knute Rockne

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After marriage, a womans sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and a mans so dull that he can look right through his wife without seeing her. – Helen Rowland

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I dont think childrens inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house they want places to play. – Beverly Cleary

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