385 Quotes by Andre Gide

'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.

Solitude is bearable only with God.

Christianity, above all, consoles; but there are naturally happy souls who do not need consolation. Consequently Christianity begins by making such souls unhappy, for otherwise it would have no power over them.

He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands on others.

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

How much more sensuality invites to art than does sentimentality.

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 life under a sting even better than under a caress.

Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone.

The very act of sacrifice magnifies the one who sacrifices himself to the point where his sacrifice is much more costly to humanity than would have been the loss of those for whom he is sacrificing himself. But in his abnegation lies the secret of his grandeur.