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Gustave Flaubert Quotes

But her life was as cold as an attic facing north; and boredom, like a silent spider, was weaving its web in the shadows, in every corner of her heart Picture Quote #1

But that kind of happiness was doubtless a lie, invented to make one despair of any love. Now she well knew the true paltriness of the passions that art painted so large Picture Quote #1

On certain occasions art can shake very ordinary spirits, and whole worlds can be revealed by its clumsiest interpreters Picture Quote #1

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois Picture Quote #1

A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man Picture Quote #1

Noble characters and pure affections and happy scenes are very comforting things. They’re a refuge from life’s disillusionments Picture Quote #1

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Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion Picture Quote #1

I am alone on this road strewn with bones and bordered by ruins! Angels have their brothers, and demons have their infernal companions. Yet I have but the sound of my scythe when it harvests, my whistling arrows, my galloping horse. Always the sound of the same wave eating away at the world Picture Quote #1

You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything Picture Quote #1

You must write for yourself, above all. That is your only hope of creating something beautiful Picture Quote #1

Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar - very swank: gives the impression you have lived in the East Picture Quote #1

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all Picture Quote #1

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The rage for wanting to conclude is one of the most deadly and most fruitless manias to befall humanity. Each religion and each philosophy has pretended to have God to itself, to measure the infinite, and to know the recipe for happiness. What arrogance and what nonsense! I see, to the contrary, that the greatest geniuses and the greatest works have never concluded Picture Quote #1

I like prostitution. My heart has never failed to pound at the sight of one of those provocatively dressed women walking in the rain under the gaslamps, just as the sight of monks in their robes and girdles touches some ascetic, hidden corner of my soul Picture Quote #1

I had, as I told you, a great passion while still almost a child. When it was over, I divided myself in two, placing on one side the soul I kept for Art, and on the other, my body, which would have to fend for itself Picture Quote #1

One mustn’t ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness Picture Quote #1

The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him Picture Quote #1

You’ll always have to deal with bastards, being lied to, deceived, slandered and ridiculed, but that’s to be expected and you must thank heaven when you meet the exception Picture Quote #1

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Writing this book I am like a man playing the piano with lead balls attached to his knuckles Picture Quote #1

What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind beating on the windows and the lamp burning bright...Haven’t you ever happened to come across in a book some vague notion that you’ve had, some obscure idea that returns from afar and that seems to express completely your most subtle feelings? Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to communicate anything exactly and that’s why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find Picture Quote #1

How oft the warmth of the sun aboveMakes a pretty young girl dream of love Picture Quote #1

Concern for morality makes every work of the imagination false and stupid Picture Quote #1

One mustn’t always believe that feeling is everything. In the arts, it is nothing without form Picture Quote #1

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Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. I’ve never sought it (though I desire it) and seek it less and less Picture Quote #1

Casting aspersions on those we love always does something to loosen our ties. We shouldn’t maltreat our idols: the gilt comes off on our hands Picture Quote #1

The hearts of women are like those little pieces of furniture with secret hiding - places, full of drawers fitted into each other; you go a lot of trouble, break your nails, and in the bottom find some withered flower, a few grains of dust - or emptiness! Picture Quote #1

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work Picture Quote #1

There is no truth. There is only perception Picture Quote #1

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant Picture Quote #1

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But her life was as cold as an attic facing north; and boredom, like a silent spider, was weaving its web in the shadows, in every corner of her heart (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) But that kind of happiness was doubtless a lie, invented to make one despair of any love. Now she well knew the true paltriness of the passions that art painted so large (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) On certain occasions art can shake very ordinary spirits, and whole worlds can be revealed by its clumsiest interpreters (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Noble characters and pure affections and happy scenes are very comforting things. They’re a refuge from life’s disillusionments (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) I am alone on this road strewn with bones and bordered by ruins! Angels have their brothers, and demons have their infernal companions. Yet I have but the sound of my scythe when it harvests, my whistling arrows, my galloping horse. Always the sound of the same wave eating away at the world (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) You must write for yourself, above all. That is your only hope of creating something beautiful (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar - very swank: gives the impression you have lived in the East (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) The rage for wanting to conclude is one of the most deadly and most fruitless manias to befall humanity. Each religion and each philosophy has pretended to have God to itself, to measure the infinite, and to know the recipe for happiness. What arrogance and what nonsense! I see, to the contrary, that the greatest geniuses and the greatest works have never concluded (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) I like prostitution. My heart has never failed to pound at the sight of one of those provocatively dressed women walking in the rain under the gaslamps, just as the sight of monks in their robes and girdles touches some ascetic, hidden corner of my soul (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) I had, as I told you, a great passion while still almost a child. When it was over, I divided myself in two, placing on one side the soul I kept for Art, and on the other, my body, which would have to fend for itself (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) One mustn’t ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him. (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) You’ll always have to deal with bastards, being lied to, deceived, slandered and ridiculed, but that’s to be expected and you must thank heaven when you meet the exception. (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Writing this book I am like a man playing the piano with lead balls attached to his knuckles (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind beating on the windows and the lamp burning bright...Haven’t you ever happened to come across in a book some vague notion that you’ve had, some obscure idea that returns from afar and that seems to express completely your most subtle feelings? (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) It’s hard to communicate anything exactly and that’s why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find. (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) How oft the warmth of the sun aboveMakes a pretty young girl dream of love (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Concern for morality makes every work of the imagination false and stupid (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) One mustn’t always believe that feeling is everything. In the arts, it is nothing without form. (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. I’ve never sought it (though I desire it) and seek it less and less. (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Casting aspersions on those we love always does something to loosen our ties. We shouldn’t maltreat our idols: the gilt comes off on our hands. (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) The hearts of women are like those little pieces of furniture with secret hiding - places, full of drawers fitted into each other; you go a lot of trouble, break your nails, and in the bottom find some withered flower, a few grains of dust - or emptiness! (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) There is no truth. There is only perception (Gustave Flaubert Quotes) Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant (Gustave Flaubert Quotes)

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