André Gide
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.”
“To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.”
“The most decisive actions of our life are most often unconsidered actions.”
“It is with the smallest brushes that one paints the best things.”
“The color of truth is gray.”
“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”
“Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.”
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”