Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

Topics: Gustave Flaubert Quotes

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it.

The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it.

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of...

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of...

One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm...

One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm...

Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as...

Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as...

The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and...

The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and...

In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like...

In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like...

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity...

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity...

Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much...

Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much...

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

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

Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the...

Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the...

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...

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

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...

The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock,...

The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock,...

I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything,...

I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything,...

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies.

A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies.

What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing.

What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing.

It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that...

It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that...