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Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one.
Andre Gide
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Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one. — Andre Gide

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Andre Gide was a Novelist from France (1869–1951).

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This quote is attributed to Andre Gide, a Novelist from France.
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Andre Gide lived from 1869 – 1951.
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