Andre Gide Quotes & Sayings

“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.”

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

“A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.”

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

“Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.”

“Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one.”

“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.”

“The color of truth is gray.”

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”