A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
ANDRE GIDEA man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
ANDRE GIDEArt begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
ANDRE GIDEOne does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
ANDRE GIDEMan cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
ANDRE GIDEDare to be yourself.
ANDRE GIDEEverything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
ANDRE GIDEProfound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
ANDRE GIDEEvery instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
ANDRE GIDEPrejudices are the props of civilization.
ANDRE GIDESociety knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.
ANDRE GIDEThere are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
ANDRE GIDENothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.
ANDRE GIDEI do not love men: I love what devours them.
ANDRE GIDEMan is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
ANDRE GIDEComplete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
ANDRE GIDEEnvying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
ANDRE GIDE