We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one weโll see.
Andre GideEvery instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
Andre GideAn experience teaches only the good observer; but far from seeking a lesson in it, everyone looks for an argument in experience, and everyone interprets the conclusion in his own way.
Andre GideAn opinion, though it is original, does not necessarily differ from the accepted opinion; the important thing is that it does not try to conform to it.
Andre Gide