Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it is scarcely found except in the greatest, or in beggars. Andre Gide More Quotes by Andre Gide More Quotes From Andre Gide It is better to fail at your own life than to succeed at someone else's. Andre Gide favourite succeed failing Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age. Andre Gide chaste youth age So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity. Andre Gide honesty integrity inspirational Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death Andre Gide subtle society men An opinion, though it is original, does not necessarily differ from the accepted opinion; the important thing is that it does not try to conform to it. Andre Gide important doe trying Our deeds attach themselves to us like the flame to phosphorus. They constitute our brilliance, to be sure, but only in so far as they consume us. Andre Gide flames deeds action The belief that becomes truth for me... is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action. Andre Gide use faith mean The work of art is the exaggeration of an idea. Andre Gide exaggeration ideas art If only we could lean over the soul we love and see as in a mirror the image we cast! Andre Gide casts mirrors soul It is not becoming to lay to virtue the weariness of old age. Andre Gide virtue becoming age The only real education comes from what goes counter to you. Andre Gide real-education real education The most beaten paths are certainly the surest, but do not hope to start much game on them. Andre Gide beaten path games You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their insults. 'It consoles them for not being anything else. Andre Gide insult answers people It would be wisest not to worry too much about the sterile periods. They ventilate the subject and instill into it the reality of daily life. Andre Gide would-be worry reality The anxiety we have for the figure we cut, for our personage, is constantly cropping out. We are showing off and are often more concerned with making a display than with living. Whoever feels observed observes himself. Andre Gide vanity anxiety cutting Each of us really understands in others only those feelings he is capable of producing himself. Andre Gide capable understanding feelings It is the special quality of love not to be able to remain stationary, to be obliged to increase under pain of diminishing. Andre Gide happy-valentines-day pain love I prefer granting with a good grace what I know I shan't be able to prevent. Andre Gide able grace knows Man: The most complex of beings, and thus the most dependent of beings. On all that made you up, you depend. Andre Gide dependent made men There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. Andre Gide overcoming doe art
