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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

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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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Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly. – Andre Gide

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