Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
ANDRE GIDEThere is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.
More Andre Gide Quotes
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I do not love men: I love what devours them.
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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
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The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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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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Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.
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Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.
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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
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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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Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.
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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.
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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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