André Gide

Quotes

• “Do not do what someone else could do as well as you. Do not say, do not write what someone else could say, could write a...”
• “The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.”
• “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
• “Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.”
• “Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”
• “God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.”
• “He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.”
• “The color of truth is grey.”