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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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...

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...

Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.

Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.

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.

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...

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 author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and...

The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and...

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,...

One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.

One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.

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.

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,...

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

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

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

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if...

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if...

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

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...