Quotes by Gide, Andre

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to >>

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to gi >>

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward. >>

Quotations about Prayer

Prayer moves the hand that moves the universe. >>

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found th >>

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels >>

Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon.

Gide, Andre