One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very… — Andre Gide
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
In the original French
On ne découvre pas de terre nouvelle sans consentir à perdre de vue, d'abord et longtemps, tout rivage.
The Counterfeiters · 1925
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Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 3, ch. 15.
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Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 3, ch. 15.