André Gide Quotes

When people felt they had a right to seek out Christ before the torment, and in the fullness of his joy—it was too late; the cross had overcome Christ himself; it was Christ crucified that people continued to see and teach. And thus it is that religion came to plunge the world into gloom.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Le difficile dans la vie, c'est de prendre au sérieux longtemps de suite la même chose.

Seigneur, il m'apparaît parfois que j’ai besoin de son amour pour vous aimer!

They establish distinctions and reserves which I cannot apply to myself, for I exist only as a whole; my only claim is to be natural, and the pleasure I feel in an action, I take as a sign that I ought to do it.

No hay problemas, solo soluciones.

Je pars simplement pour partir, la surprise même est mon but - l'imprevu - Comprennez-vous?

Once I had made my mind up, I could see nothing but the advantages.

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.

Le péché, c'est ce qui obscurcit l'âme.

The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness?

Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.

Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.

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.

Il y a des maladies extravagantes.
Qui consistent à vouloir ce que l'on n'a pas.