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Quote by Andre Gide
It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. – Andre Gide

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To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company. – Andre Gide

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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Andre Gide

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We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster. – Martha Beck

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A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment. – Liz Carpenter

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In my old age, Ill be in L.A. – David Hockney

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In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute. – Francis Schaeffer

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