More quotes by Andre Gide

"Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor."
"He who wants a rose must respect her thorn."
"There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome."
"Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason."
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."