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Quote by André Gide

“Therefore” is a word the poet must not know. – André Gide

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In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself. РAndr̩ Gide

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Self-Discovery
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André Gide
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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

Category:
Adversity
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Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are inspired by being mad at something. – Amy Clampitt

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If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect. – John Barton

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I dont like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. – Anne Stevenson

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Poetry

Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job. – Toi Derricotte

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Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature. – Cyril Connolly

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Health consists with temperance alone. – Alexander Pope

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When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable. – Rene Descartes

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