Quotes by André Gide
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.””
“Do not do what someone else could do as well as you. Do not say, do not write what someone else could say, could write as well as you. Care for nothing in yourself but what you feel exists nowhere else. And, out of yourself create, impatiently or patiently, the most irreplaceable of beings.””
“Please do not understand me too quickly.””
“Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it.””
“He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.””
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.””
André GideAndré Gide was a prominent French author and a leading figure in 20th-century literature, known for his exploration of moral and philosophical themes. Born into a well-to-do family, Gide's early life ...