Then I despair... I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always. Andre Malraux More Quotes by Andre Malraux More Quotes From Andre Malraux The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell. Andre Malraux despise hell self-esteem The next century's task will be to rediscover its gods. Andre Malraux next tasks religious In art, we are the first heirs of all the earth. . . . Accidents impair and Time transforms, but it is we who choose. Andre Malraux heirs art firsts If man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity? Andre Malraux dignity risk men The present age delights in unearthing a great man's secrets; for one thing because we like to temper our admiration and also perhaps we have a vague hope of finding a clue to genius in such "revelations." Andre Malraux secret age men A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, nothing else. Andre Malraux The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this prison we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness. Andre Malraux What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets. Andre Malraux Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate. Andre Malraux against man fate art To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved. Andre Malraux me you evening painting