What did Andre Gide mean by: Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. Andre Gide Author · France Copy
+ Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Andre Gide, Metaphor, Mortality, Rebirth, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Andre Gide, Control, Manipulation, Power, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ The world will be saved by one or two people. Author, November 7, 2023January 2, 2025, Andre Gide, Hope, Individuality, Responsibility, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ Man’s first and greatest victory must be won against the gods. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Andre Gide, Conflict, Defiance, Power, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ It is only through restraint that man can manage not to suppress himself. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Andre Gide, Freedom, Restraint, Self-control, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice. Author, July 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Andre Gide, Cowardice, Fear, Ridicule, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Andre Gide, Capacity, Freedom, Task, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
+ Nothing excellent can be done without leisure. Author, October 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Andre Gide, Excellence, Leisure, Productivity, 0 Andre Gide Author · France
A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves even more dangerously. Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Clergy · France
Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion. Miguel Singer-songwriter · Dominican Republic
I think it’s pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego. Lou Reed Musician · USA
