It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that date back to the Pharaohs.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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How you measure the performance of your managers directly affects the way they act.

How you measure the performance of your managers directly affects the way they act.

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...

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...

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

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with...

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with...

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

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 heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.

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

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

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

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

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

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

Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I...

Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I...

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,...

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...

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...

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Doubtis an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness.

Doubtis an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness.

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps...

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps...

There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at...

There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at...

The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are...

The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are...

I am ill at these numbers

I am ill at these numbers

Fear is a fine spur, so is rage

Fear is a fine spur, so is rage