One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. - André Gide (1869 - 1951)
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久しく岸さえ見えぬ日々に耐えねば、新天地には辿り着けない。 - アンドレ・ジッド［ジイド／ジード］ (1869 - 1951)
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