André Gide: Quotes
- Duty and Responsibility
Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.: Journals
- Family
Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessors of happiness.: Fruits of the Earth
- Happiness
Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.: The Immoralist
- Hypocrisy
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.: Journal of “The Counterfeiters”
- Intelligence and Intellectuals
The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.: The Counterfeiters
- Invention and Discovery
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.: The Counterfeiters
- Prejudice and Intolerance
Prejudices are the props of civilization.: The Counterfeiters