Quote by André Gide
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes m

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress. – André Gide

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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. – André Gide

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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – André Gide

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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. – Norman Vincent Peale

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller

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There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury. – Alexander Smith

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Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. – Maltbie D. Babcock

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Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God. – Maria Mitchell

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