The Immoralist, Chapter 1 (1902)
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Savoir se libérer n'est rien; l'ardu, c'est savoir être libre.
• Translation: To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.
— André Gide
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• Translation: To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom." in the context of "The Immoralist, Chapter 1 (1902)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.
About André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.
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