385 Quotes by Andre Gide

He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Que ton désir soit de l'amour, et que ta possession soit amoureuse.

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

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

Will it be here that we shall find a place which will not elude us, or which if it remains does not exert on us a culpable attraction? Or must we, leaning over the deck and watching the shores glide by, move forever onward?

Nothing can make a face more impenetrable than the mask of kindliness.

There's no better cure for the fear of taking after one's father, than not to know who he is.

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