Andre Gide Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"It is better to be hated for what you are
than to be loved for what you are not."

Reader comments about this quote:

I AGREE 100% WITH THIS QUOTE! -- ORA, SANDUSKY
-- Mike, Norwalk
Those who hate don't mind being loved for what they are not -- RobertSRQ
Somehow brilliant but I am still thinking about this one. -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas
-- E Archer, NYC
For some reason this quote reminds me of Macchiavelli's advice to The Prince. "Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with." -- Ken, Allyn, WA 1
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You got that right!! -- Anonymous, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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"I'm grateful for the friends I have and the enemies I've made." (Ezra Taft Benson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) -- Mike, Norwalk 1
-- jim k, Austin