When I was younger, I used to make resolutions, which I imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, tha — André Gide, The Counterfeiters
When I was younger, I used to make resolutions, which I imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, tha — André Gide, The Counterfeiters
When I was younger, I used to make resolutions, which I imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, tha — André Gide, The Counterfeiters
When I was younger, I used to make resolutions, which I imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, tha — André Gide, The Counterfeiters
When I was younger, I used to make resolutions, which I imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, tha — André Gide, The Counterfeiters
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When I was younger, I used to make resolutions, which I imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, than to become what I wished to be. Now, I am not far from thinking that in irresolution lies the secret of not going old.

— André Gide, The Counterfeiters
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