Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. The ordinary person today lives better than a king did a century ago but is ungrateful! GUSTAVE FLAUBERT Ordinary
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT ModestyOccupy
I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT EndOneselfWings
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. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT Rhythm
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. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT Oneself
One mustn’t ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
