André Gide - The Counterfeiters (1925)

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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

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In the realm of the emotions, the real is indistinguishable from the imaginary.

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Other people's appetites easily appear excessive when one doesn't share them.

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One does not discover new continents without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

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One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

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The whole effect of Christianity was to transfer the drama onto the moral plane.

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Nothing is good for everyone, but only relatively to some people.

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If one could recover the uncompromising spirit of one's youth, one's greatest indignation would be for what one has become.

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The public always prefers to be reassured. There are those whose job this is. There are only too many.

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