Enjoy the best Gustave Flaubert Quotes. Quotations by Gustave Flaubert (French Novelist)
Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970
Life is so horrible that one can only bear it by avoiding it. And that can be done by living in the world of art.
What is beautiful is moral, that is all there is to it.
One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.
Talent is nothing but long patience.
Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness.
Do not read as children do, to amuse yourself... read in order to live.
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.
There is no truth. There is only perception.
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.
Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it
Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.