All Andre Gide Quotes
- Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all. All
- Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would… Arrest
- The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes. Beautiful
- The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. Art
- 'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know. Poet
- To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel… Company
- It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the… Adversity
- Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. All
- Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences. Admirable
- In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime. Begin
- It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. Age
- No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to… Beyond
- Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. Complimented
- The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions. Action
- The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling. Gifted
- To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations. Admit
- Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else. Anything Else
- What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. Destroys
- I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs… All
- Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for… Beauty