“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

— André Gide · Courage quote

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. — André Gide quote card
Novelist · 1869 – 1951

André Gide was a French novelist and critic whose works, including The Immoralist and The Counterfeiters, explored freedom, desire and self-deception. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 and influenced generations of European writers.

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