Quote of André Gide - No one can do anything for...
Biography - André Gide:
French author.
Born: 1869 - Died: 1951
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1869 - Died: 1951
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
No one can do anything for the happiness of others if he cannot be happy himself.
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(French)
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Quotes about happiness:
Quotes about others:
Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.
Quotes about oneself:
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.
André Gide also said...
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.
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