Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. -Andre Gide Courage
Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. -Andre Gide Art
Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one. -Andre Gide Beauty
What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. -Andre Gide Happiness
Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon. -Andre Gide Beauty
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. -Andre Gide Peace
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. -Andre Gide Art
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. -Andre Gide Art
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. -Andre Gide Men
