Andr� Gide

France
22 Nov 1869 // 19 Feb 1951
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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.

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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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