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Other Quotes by Andre Gide
- It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing…
- We no longer admit any other truth than that which is expedient; for there is no worse error than the truth that may weaken the…
- A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.
- To understand is nothing, but to be understood-that is the problem and the source of anguish. The soul throbs and would have the other know-but…
- The difficulty comes from this, that Christianity (Christian orthodoxy) is exclusive and that belief in its truth excludes belief in any other truth. It does…
- Other people's appetites easily appear excessive when one doesn't share them.
- In other people's company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring...
- In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime.
- You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their insults. 'It consoles them for not being anything else.
- In order to be utterly happy the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour