One 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.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Envying another man’s happiness is madness; you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it.
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I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.
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Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.
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Poverty makes a slave out of men. In order to eat he will accept work that gives no pleasure.
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Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
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The color of truth is gray.
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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
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There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
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A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.
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What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys.
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I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.
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