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

Quote by Andre Gide

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

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...

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...

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.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

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 most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary...

The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary...

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...

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...

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 not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that...

It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that...

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.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

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

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...

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image....

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image....

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

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...