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Quote by Andre Gide
Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation t

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences. – Andre Gide

Other quotes by Andre Gide

Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon. – Andre Gide

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Beauty
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No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond. – Andre Gide

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work
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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andre Gide

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Men
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There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. Its not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art. – Danny Aiello

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What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is. – Maurice Sendak

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respect

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose. – James Payn

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respect

I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though its much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress. – Betsey Johnson

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It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk. – Henry Ward Beecher

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She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon. – Clive Barker

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Im not really one for fancy, big words and poetry, and the scriptwriters worked very hard on Paradise Lost to translate it. – Callan McAuliffe

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One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods – that is, goods or conditions we need that no individual or country can secure on their own, such as halting global warming, financial stability and peace and security. – Anna Lindh

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