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

Quote by Andre Gide

Topics: Adventure Quotes, Discovery Quotes, Inspiration Quotes, Risk-taking Quotes

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

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

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...

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

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...

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...

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

Therefore is a word the poet must not know.

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...

Solitude is bearable only with God

Solitude is bearable only with God

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

The artist uses the talent he has, wishing he had more talent. The talent uses...

The artist uses the talent he has, wishing he had more talent. The talent uses...

And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all...

And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all...