Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDEMan is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDEI can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
ANDRE GIDEToo chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age.
ANDRE GIDEWork and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
ANDRE GIDESin is whatever obscures the soul.
ANDRE GIDEBe faithful to that which exists within yourself.
ANDRE GIDEThe capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.
ANDRE GIDEI do not love men: I love what devours them.
ANDRE GIDEPlease do not understand me too quickly.
ANDRE GIDEFish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
ANDRE GIDEThere are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
ANDRE GIDENothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
ANDRE GIDEWelcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
ANDRE GIDEYou have to let other people be right’ was his answer to their insults. ‘It consoles them for not being anything else.
ANDRE GIDEI wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
ANDRE GIDEOnly those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
ANDRE GIDE