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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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Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrows joy is possible only if todays makes way for it that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one. – 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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The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history. – Dalai Lama

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