The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts.
GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
Gustave Flaubert on doubt
Gustave Flaubert70 quotes“The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts.”
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