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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. РAndr̩ Gide

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

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

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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. РAndr̩ Gide

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Adversity
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. – Russian Proverb

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Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain…. [A]ccept the seasons of your heart, even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields…. – Khalil Gibran, The Prophet

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Adversity

Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. – Homer, Iliad

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Pain is sometimes the cost of a meaningful existence. I can handle that. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

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I guess John Lennon had it right: give peace a chance. – Chris ODonnell

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Great persecutors are recruited among martyrs whose heads havent been cut off. – E. M. Cioran

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Shapes that contain no inner components of positive/negative relationships will function better with other shapes of the same nature. – Keith Haring

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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability. – Chanakya

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