One mustn't always believe that feeling is everything. In the arts, it is nothing without form.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no...

As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no...

Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name...

Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name...

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

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

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance...

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance...

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.

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas...

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas...

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and...

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and...

Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry.

Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry.

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all

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

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

The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts.

The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts.

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it...

Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it...

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to...

Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to...

She (Madame Bovary) had that indefinable beauty that comes from happiness, enthusiasm, success - a...

She (Madame Bovary) had that indefinable beauty that comes from happiness, enthusiasm, success - a...

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

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

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin...

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin...

Dieting is murder on the road. Show me a man who travels and I'll show...

Dieting is murder on the road. Show me a man who travels and I'll show...

I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is fourteen days.

I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is fourteen days.