It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.
Wisdom
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Quotes by Andre Gide
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Courage
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
Wisdom
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
Wisdom
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
Courage
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
Wisdom
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
Friendship
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
Wisdom
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
Wisdom
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
Life
Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.
Wisdom
Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.
Wisdom
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
Truth
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
Wisdom
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
Happiness
The color of truth is gray.
Truth
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
Success
Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
Success
Not everyone can be an orphan.
Wisdom
Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
Wisdom
Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
Wisdom
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Wisdom
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
Wisdom
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.
Happiness
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