The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes. - André Gide

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The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.

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About André Gide

André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

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Alternative Names: André Paul Guillaume Gide Andre Gide Andre Paul Guillaume Gide

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et quand tu m'auras lu, jette ce livre - et sors. Je voudrais qu'il t'eût donné le désir de sortir - sortir de n'importe où, de ta ville, de ta famille, de ta chambre, de ta pensée. N'emporte pas mon livre avec toi. ... Que mon livre t'enseigne à t'intéresser plus à toi qu'a lui même, - puis à tout le reste plus qu'à toi.

Quel che si possiede in se stessi di diverso, è proprio quel che si possiede di rado, quel che attribuisce a ciascuno il suo valore; ed è proprio quello che si cerca di sopprimere. Si imita. E si pretende di amare la vita.

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