Quote by Andre Gide
The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic,

The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced. – Andre Gide

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The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. – Andre Gide

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Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences. – Andre Gide

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There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. – Andre Gide

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The Christmas Song, by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance to me it just sounds like the holidays. Ive never sung it, because Nats version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those whove gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits. – Rita Dove

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Still, intuitive assumptions about behavior is only the starting point of systematic analysis, for alone they do not yield many interesting implications. – Gary Becker

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Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. – Thomas Jefferson

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