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

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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

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...

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...

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.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit...

To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit...

The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely...

The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely...

Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever...

Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever...

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...

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

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...

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...

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...

No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory...

No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory...

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for...

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for...

The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.

The funny thing about love is that it must continually grow or it will diminish.

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...

The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not...

The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not...

Yes! Finally captured Martha Stewart. You know, with all the massive and almost completely unpunished...

Yes! Finally captured Martha Stewart. You know, with all the massive and almost completely unpunished...

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

At the end of the day, violence never really solves any problem...it just creates new...

At the end of the day, violence never really solves any problem...it just creates new...