Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly. - Andre Gide

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Andre Gide: "Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly."

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Arrests	Become	Butterfly	Caterpillar
Development	Himself	Itself	Maxim
Observes	Pernicious	Thyself	Ugly
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