Andre Gide

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

Art • Artist • Collaboration

A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned.

Awareness • Ownership • Power

Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.

Change • Improvement • Justice

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Awareness • Growth • Improvement

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Fear

Everything's already been said, but since nobody was listening, we have to start again.

Communication • Perseverance

Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.

Happiness

Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.

Love • Wisdom

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Adventure • Courage • Discovery

Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it.

Contentment • Envy • Gratitude

Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.

Contentment • Gratitude • Mindfulness

There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.

Beliefs • Motivational • Perseverance

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

Cowardice • Fear

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

Acceptance • Authenticity • Honesty