Inspiration Quote by André Gide — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.”

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

“The most decisive actions of our life... are most often unconsidered actions.”

“Yet I'm sure there's something more to be read in a man. People dare not -- they dare not turn the page. The laws of mimicry -- I call them the laws of fear. People are afraid to find themselves alone, and don't find themselves at all. I hate this moral agoraphobia -- it's the worst kind of cowardice. You can't create something without being alone. But who's trying to create here? What seems different in yourself: that's the one rare thing you possess, the one thing which gives each of us his worth; and that's just what we try to suppress. We imitate. And we claim to love life.”

“The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.”

“God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.”

“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”

“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”

“Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us!”

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

“In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.”

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”