In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself.

Quote by Andre Gide

Topics: Finding Yourself Quotes

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...

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

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

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

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...

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

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

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...

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

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...

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

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

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your truth....

There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your truth....

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

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

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.

Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.

I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in...

I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in...

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...

Prejudices are the props of civilization

Prejudices are the props of civilization

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

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

Adventure is not outside a man; it is within

Adventure is not outside a man; it is within

Adventure must start with running away from home

Adventure must start with running away from home

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...