Quote of André Gide - Believe those who are seeking the...
Biography - André Gide:
French author. Nobel Prize in Literature (1947).
Born: 1869 - Died: 1951
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1869 - Died: 1951
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
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Translation
(French, German)
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Quotes about doubt:
But the most beautiful of all doubts
Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and
Stop believing in the strength
Of their oppressors.
Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and
Stop believing in the strength
Of their oppressors.
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
André Gide also said...
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.
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