Of some forty families I have been able to observe, I know hardly four in which the parents do not act in such a way that nothing would be more desirable for the child than to escape their influence.

Quote by Andre Gide

Topics: Parents Quotes

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

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...

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

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

Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when...

Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when...

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding...

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding...

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

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.

Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what...

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what...

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the...

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the...

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another...

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another...

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age

Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age

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

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

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than...

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than...

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

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.

The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.

I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and...

I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and...