It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.
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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.
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
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.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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.
Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
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.
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
The color of truth is gray.
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
Not everyone can be an orphan.
Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
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.
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