"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.“


-Andre Gide

posted in beauty


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.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond."

-Andre Gide

workView Quote
"Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change."

-Andre Gide

workView Quote
"There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome."

-Andre Gide

workView Quote
"The color of truth is gray."

-Andre Gide

truthView Quote
"Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it."

-Andre Gide

truthView Quote
"To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company."

-Andre Gide

travelView Quote

More Quotes About beauty

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"I feel by posing for Playboy I've discovered my own sexuality and beauty, and I feel more confident than ever."

-Heather Kozar

beautyView Quote
"Beauty is the still birth of suffering, every woman knows that."

-Emily Prager

beautyView Quote
"All the beauty of the world, 'tis but skin deep."

-Ralph Venning

beautyView Quote
"Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself."

-L. Wolfe Gilbert

beautyView Quote
"The flowers anew, returning seasons bring but beauty faded has no second spring."

-Ambrose Philips

beautyView Quote
"I want the Arabic Granada, that which is art, which is all that seems to me beauty and emotion."

-Isaac Albeniz

beautyView Quote