Gide, André

"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it."

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

"Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessors of happiness." - Fruits of the Earth

"Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases." - Journals

"The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity." - The Counterfeiters

"The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations." - The Counterfeiters

"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." - The Counterfeiters

"Prejudices are the props of civilisation." - The Counterfeiters

"Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness." - The Immoralist