Author: Gustave Flaubert

Quotes

The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.

The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.

- Gustave Flaubert

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.

- Gustave Flaubert

One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness.

One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness.

- Gustave Flaubert

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.

- Gustave Flaubert

The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.

The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.

- Gustave Flaubert

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.

- Gustave Flaubert

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

- Gustave Flaubert

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

- Gustave Flaubert

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.

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

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