André Gide
Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it.
André Gide
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Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it. - André Gide quote

Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it.

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Andre Gide

Also know as André Gide

Andre Gide

French novelist and essayist

November 22nd, 1869 - February 19th, 1951