385 Quotes by Andre Gide

Man's first and greatest victory must be won against the gods.

Nothing blocks happiness like happiness remembered.

Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship.

What I dislike least in my former self are the moments of prayer.

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

Every perfect action is accompanied by pleasure. By that you can tell what you ought to do.

An artist cannot get along without a public; and when the public is absent, what does he do? He invents it, and turning his back on his age, he looks toward the future for what the present denies.

If only we could lean over the soul we love and see as in a mirror the image we cast!

Do not scorn little victories.