André Gide Quote

I remember saying that it takes a lot of talent to make a little bit of genius bearable.

Many times the words we should have said do not come to our mind until it is already too late.

André Gide

The secret of my happiness lies not in striving for pleasure, but in finding pleasure in the effort.

André Gide

One must have lived a little to understand that everything worth pursuing in life is only achieved by sometimes risking what we love the most.

André Gide

Satisfaction is the only sign of the sincerity of pleasure.

André Gide

Everything has already been said, but since no one listens, it is necessary to start again.

André Gide

Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who have found it.

André Gide

A woman does not begin to show her age until she starts to hide it.

André Gide

In the face of certain books, one wonders: who will read them? And in the face of certain people, one wonders: what will they read? And in the end, books and people come together.

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Age also has very healthy advantages, a lot of the alcohol we would like to drink spills over.

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It is good to follow the slope as long as it is going up.

André Gide

Good literature is not made with good intentions or good feelings.

André Gide