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

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

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...

Success is a result, not a goal

Success is a result, not a goal

There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art,...

There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art,...

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,...

There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

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

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

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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 more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

The future is the worst thing about the present.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

The faster the word sticks to the thought, the more beautiful is the effect.

The faster the word sticks to the thought, the more beautiful is the effect.

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

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

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

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