Inspirational Quotations by Andre Gide
- It is better to be hated for what you are
than to be loved for something you are not.
- Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
- One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to
lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
- The most decisive actions of our life... are most often unconsidered actions.
- Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
- In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself.
- In order to be utterly happy, the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I often did not fully enjoy because I was comparing them with other moments of the future.