It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.

Quote by Andre Gide

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

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...

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...

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

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...

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what...

To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what...

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.

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...

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 want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that...

The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that...

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

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...

Understanding is the beginning of approving

Understanding is the beginning of approving

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...

The color of truth is gray.

The color of truth is gray.

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...

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

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

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

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.

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...