Andre Gide ( 10 of 18 )
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim: possession
There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim: possession
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself - and thus make yourself indispensable.
Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself - and thus make yourself indispensable.
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.