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

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.

One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.

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...

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.

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas...

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas...

Exuberance is better than taste.

Exuberance is better than taste.

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...

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness.

One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness.

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of...

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of...

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...

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 heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.

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

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...

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...

The future is the worst thing about the present.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

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,...

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

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

I love good sense above all, perhaps because I have none.

I love good sense above all, perhaps because I have none.

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.

What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.

What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.