Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the most chilling.
GUSTAVE FLAUBERTOne can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.
More Gustave Flaubert Quotes
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On certain occasions art can shake very ordinary spirits, and whole worlds can be revealed by its clumsiest interpreters.
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Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.
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Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.
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The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest.
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A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man.
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Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.
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Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
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You must write for yourself, above all. That is your only hope of creating something beautiful.
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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
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To be simple is no small matter.
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The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.
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Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.
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A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies.
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The most important thing in the world is to hold your soul aloft.
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I have dreamed much and have done very little.
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