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Freedom Quote by Andre Gide

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“To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.”

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God lies ahead. I convince myself and constantly repeat to myself that: He depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

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“Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.”

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Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it.

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