Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
Andre Gide
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The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.
True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.
What thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most.
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