The itch is a mean, unconfessable, ridiculous malady; one can pity someone who is suffering ; someone who wants to scratch himself makes one laugh. Andre Gide More Quotes by Andre Gide More Quotes From Andre Gide The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it. Andre Gide obliged truth-is knows It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle. Andre Gide failure work life Do not do what someone else could do as well as you. Do not say, do not write what someone else could say, could write as well as you. Care for nothing in yourself but what you feel exists nowhere else. And, out of yourself create, impatiently or patiently, the most irreplaceable of beings. Andre Gide irreplaceable care writing Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. Andre Gide stupid silly men Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all. Andre Gide god men interesting It is now, and in this world, that we must live. Andre Gide this-world world The world will be saved by one or two people. Andre Gide future two people Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness. Andre Gide remembrance joy happiness Money cannot buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable. Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness. Andre Gide money-cant-buy-happiness miserable memories To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom. Andre Gide know-how liberty freedom The scholar seeks truth, the artist finds. Andre Gide artist truth lying When intelligent people pride themselves on not understanding, it is quite natural they should succeed better than fools. Andre Gide thoughtful intelligent pride Christianity, above all, consoles; but there are naturally happy souls who do not need consolation. Consequently Christianity begins by making such souls unhappy, for otherwise it would have no power over them. Andre Gide atheism soul christian An artist cannot get along without a public; and when the public is absent, what does he do? He invents it, and turning his back on his age, he looks toward the future for what the present denies. Andre Gide age doe art If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn’t hesitate to do so. Andre Gide young-writers refrain writing One should want only one thing and want it constantly. Then one is sure of getting it. But I desire everything, and consequently get nothing. Andre Gide should want desire Generally among intelligent people are found nothing but paralytics and among men of action nothing but fools. Andre Gide intelligent men people A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other. Andre Gide honesty desire mean The individual person is more interesting than people in general; he and not they is the one whom God created in His image. Andre Gide individual people interesting I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path. Andre Gide flower love hands
