Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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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...

The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and...

The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and...

There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

Madame Bovary is myself.

Madame Bovary is myself.

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original...

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original...

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the...

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the...

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,...

Success is a result, not a goal

Success is a result, not a goal

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...

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.

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,...

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

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

What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.

What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.

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.

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 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...

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

Exuberance is better than taste.

Exuberance is better than taste.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

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.