Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. — Andre Gide Depression Copy Share Image
The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task. — Andre Gide Capacity Copy Share Image
Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else. — Andre Gide Comes Copy Share Image
Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone. — Andre Gide Being single Copy Share Image
The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions. — Andre Gide Life Copy Share Image
A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the… — Andre Gide Certitude Copy Share Image
I have never produced anything good except by a long succession of slight efforts. — Andre Gide Crafts Copy Share Image
Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life. — Andre Gide Instant Copy Share Image
“We who would seek new land must be willing to sacrifice the sight of shore for a long, long time.” — André Gide Long time Copy Share Image
Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all. — Andre Gide God Copy Share Image
If only we could lean over the soul we love and see as in a mirror the image we cast! — Andre Gide Casts Copy Share Image
Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory. — Andre Gide Atheism Copy Share Image
An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value. — Andre Gide Mind Copy Share Image
“When I was younger, I used to make resolutions which imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was,… — André Gide Growing old Copy Share Image
An artist cannot get along without a public; and when the public is absent, what does he do? He invents it, and… — Andre Gide Absent Copy Share Image
I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person… — Andre Gide Chronology Copy Share Image
Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is… — Andre Gide Afraid Copy Share Image
The bad novelist constructs his characters; he directs them and makes them speak. The true novelist listens to them and watches them… — Andre Gide Character Copy Share Image
The difficulty comes from this, that Christianity (Christian orthodoxy) is exclusive and that belief in its truth excludes belief in any other… — Andre Gide Belief Copy Share Image
“The very things that separated me and distinguished me from other people were what mattered; the very things no one else would… — André Gide Separated Copy Share Image
The novelist does not long to see the lion eat grass. He realizes that one and the same God created the wolf… — Andre Gide Doe Copy Share Image
Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys. — Andre Gide Every moment Copy Share Image
When everything belongs to everyone, nobody will take care of anything. — Andre Gide Belongs Copy Share Image
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. — Andre Gide Art Copy Share Image
I have no use for knowledge that has not been preceded by a sensation — Andre Gide Answers Copy Share Image
If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn’t hesitate to do so. — Andre Gide Ifs Copy Share Image
The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black. — Andre Gide Black Copy Share Image
I intend to bring you strength, joy, courage, perspicacity, defiance. — Andre Gide Courage Copy Share Image
The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself. — Andre Gide Forget Copy Share Image
