I believe that in every circumstance I have been able to see rather clearly the most advantageous course I could follow, which is very rarely the one I did follow. Andre Gide More Quotes by Andre Gide More Quotes From Andre Gide Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue. Andre Gide self-pitymiserysadness The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities.... I listen to them and they go away delighted. Andre Gide listeningmemorablepeople Our judgements about things vary according to the time left us to live -that we think is left us to live. Andre Gide maturityjudgementthinking Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling. Andre Gide sealakesfall When everything belongs to everyone, nobody will take care of anything. Andre Gide communismtake-carecare It is with noble sentiments that bad literature gets written. Andre Gide nobleliteraturewriting Often with good sentiments we produce bad literature. Andre Gide produceliteraturewriting It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. Andre Gide leadershippatiencepeace Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness. Andre Gide adversityproblemmemories Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice. Andre Gide cowardiceworstfear There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. Andre Gide halloweenfearinspirational Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves. Andre Gide occasionsopinionpeople Man! The most complex of creatures, and for this reason the most dependant of creatures. On everything that has formed you, you may depend. Do not balk at this apparent slavery....a debtor to many, you pay for your advantages by the same number of dependencies. Understand that independence is a form of poverty; that many things claim you, that many also claim kinship with you. Andre Gide independencenumbersmen The wise man is astonished by anything. Andre Gide wisdomwisemen I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person whose eyes cannot properly measure distances and is liable to think things extremely remote which on examination prove to be quite near. Andre Gide distanceeyepast The nationalist has a broad hatred and a narrow love. Andre Gide broadsnationshatred Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason. Andre Gide cutebeautifullove Enduring fame is promised only to those writers who can offer to successive generations a substance constantly renewed; for every generation arrives upon the scene with its own particular hunger. Andre Gide generationssubstancewriting It is one of life's laws that as soon as one door closes another opens. But the tragedy is we look at the closed door and disregard the open one. Andre Gide tragedylawdoors I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves. Andre Gide profithatehatred
