Quote by Andre Gide
Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree

Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! – Andre Gide

Other quotes by Andre Gide

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andre Gide

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Men
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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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Courage
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Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. – Andre Gide

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Art
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All I want to do is change the world. – W. Clement Stone

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Change

Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. – David Herbert Lawrence

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Change

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see… the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world. – Arthur Erickson

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Change

Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim. – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Change

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