Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has meth… - André Gide

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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.

André Gide

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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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Que toute émotion sache te devenir une ivresse. Si ce que tu manges ne te grise pas, c'est que tu n'avais pas assez faim.

Everyone was good at talking about day-to-day events, but no one ever looked at what motivated them.

L'homme qui se dit heureux et qui pense, celui-là sera appelé vraiment fort.