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Great Quotes by Andre Gide
- Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it…
- Without mysticism man can achieve nothing great.
- Those who have never been ill are incapable of real sympathy for a great many misfortunes
- He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands on others.
- The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.
- Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
- Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.
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