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Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observe

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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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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Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrows joy is possible only if todays makes way for it that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one. – Andre Gide

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Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. – Author Unknown

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We are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. – Gerald Brenan

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