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One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

— André Gide

On ne découvre pas de terre nouvelle sans consentir à perdre de vue, d'abord et longtemps, tout rivage.

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Les faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters] (1925) | Often misquoted as "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." | Frequently misattributed to Christopher Columbus.

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