Quotes by Andre Gide

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

#Intelligence

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...

#Belief, #Strength, #Truth

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

#Love

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

#Beauty

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

#Famous Love, #Love

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

#Adventure, #Courage, #Inspiration

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

#Courage

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than...

#Death

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I...

#Enemies, #Friends

I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves

#Hate

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

#Freedom

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

#Mind