Andre Gide's Quote - Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observe

Quote by Andre Gide

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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