Quotes by André Gide

André Gide

André Gide

French writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1947)

Lived from: 1869 - 1951

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 22 november 1869 Died: 19 february 1951

  • 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.
  • It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.
  • Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.
  • Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
  • Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
  • The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.
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  • 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.
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  • 'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.
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  • A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
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  • Are you then unable to recognize unless it has the same sound as yours?
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  • Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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  • Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
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  • Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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  • Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
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  • Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
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  • Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.
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  • Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.
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  • God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.
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  • Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.
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  • In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime.
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  • It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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  • 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.
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  • It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.
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  • It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.
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  • It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.
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  • It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
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What are the most famous quotes from André Gide?

The two most famous quotes from André Gide are:

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

When did André Gide live?

André Gide was born in 1869 and died in the year 1951.