In my present insistence on high standards you will see that there is less self-indulgence than resolve and application. I do not let the Christian m… - André Gide

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In my present insistence on high standards you will see that there is less self-indulgence than resolve and application. I do not let the Christian monopolize the ideal of perfection. I have my own virtue, which I am constantly cultivating and refining by teaching myself not to tolerate in me or my surroundings anything but the exquisite.