For him the universe did not extend beyond the circumference of her petticoat.
GUSTAVE FLAUBERTA thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man.
More Gustave Flaubert Quotes
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Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.
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Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.
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What a heavy oar the pen is, and what a strong current ideas are to row in!
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After a person dies, there is always something like a feeling of stupefaction, so difficult is it to comprehend this unexpected advent of nothingness and to resign oneself to believing it.
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The public wants work which flatters its illusions.
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Read in order to live.
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The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.
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Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.
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Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings.
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Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.
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You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything.
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There is no truth. There is only perception.
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What an awful thing life is, isn’t it? It’s like soup with lots of hairs floating on the surface. You have to eat it nevertheless.
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Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.
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Talent is nothing but long patience.
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