Today is the birthday of André Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951), author. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947."Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it."
- André Gide
"It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle."
- André Gide
"Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you."
- André Gide
"There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them."
- André Gide
"It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves."
- André Gide
"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."
- André Gide
"There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them."
- André Gide
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