Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.

Quote by Andre Gide

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Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

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

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

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

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

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

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for...

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for...

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

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

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

The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.

The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.

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...

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back...

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back...

Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessors of happiness

Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessors of happiness

At times is it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at...

At times is it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at...

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 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...

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.

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back...

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back...

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.