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

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

Topics: Gustave Flaubert Quotes

I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone...

I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone...

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.

One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very...

One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very...

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.

A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.

A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.

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...

Exuberance is better than taste.

Exuberance is better than taste.

But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent....

But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent....

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...

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...

All one's inventions are true, you can be sure of that. Poetry is as exact...

All one's inventions are true, you can be sure of that. Poetry is as exact...

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 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.

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

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

One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm...

One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm...

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.

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

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

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...

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

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...