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“The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? Nothing, except what prepares and then what destroys it.”

Quote by Andre Gide

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Andre Gide was a French author born on November 22, 1869, and died on February 19, 1951. Known for his profound literary works and philosophical explorations of morality, Gide is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century French literature. more

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