Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Quote by Andre Gide

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I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves

I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who...

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who...

Prejudices are the props of civilization

Prejudices are the props of civilization

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and...

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and...

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his...

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his...

It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre...

It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre...

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain...

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain...

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through...

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through...

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.