Famous Quotes by André Gide

Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.

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

One must allow others to be right. It consoles them for not being anything else.

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself—and thus make yourself indispensable.

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

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.

The color of truth is gray.

The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told.

Everything worth saying has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.

The most decisive actions of our life… are most often unconsidered actions.

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

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

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is odious. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly.

To read a book is to risk being changed forever.

The soul’s joy lies in doing.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it; doubt all, but do not doubt yourself.