Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
André Gide quote 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.
André Gide quote It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
André Gide quote 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.
André Gide quote A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.
André Gide quote Are you then unable to recognize unless it has the same sound as yours?
André Gide quote Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
André Gide quote Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
André Gide quote Biography
French novelist and critic 1869-1957
