But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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My kingdom is as wide as the universe and my wants have no limits. I...

My kingdom is as wide as the universe and my wants have no limits. I...

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

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

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

I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been...

I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been...

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...

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...

I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from...

I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from...

What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.

What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.

Success is a result, not a goal

Success is a result, not a goal

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.

Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.

Madame Bovary is myself.

Madame Bovary is myself.

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...

I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen.

I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen.

I will cover you with love when next I see you, with caresses, with ecstasy....

I will cover you with love when next I see you, with caresses, with ecstasy....

A memory is a beautiful thing, it's almost a desire that you miss.

A memory is a beautiful thing, it's almost a desire that you miss.

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 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...

If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it...

If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it...

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. But not in...

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. But not in...