Quotes Andre Gide

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective...

Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance i...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the l...

Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the...

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself....

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who fin...

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are un...

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we...

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their wa...

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved....

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every genera...

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it str...

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and ...

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved f...

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passio...

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upw...

It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticki...

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing ...

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age wi...

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever s...

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them ...

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding....

No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the great...

Not everyone can be an orphan....

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being ...