André Gide Quotes

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

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

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.

Satisfaction is the only sign of the sincerity of pleasure.

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

Wise is the one who is constantly amazed.

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

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

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.

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

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

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