When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of a thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

Topics: Laughter Quotes, Strength Quotes

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all possible debauches, traveling is the greatest that I know; that's the one they...

Of all possible debauches, traveling is the greatest that I know; that's the one they...

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

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

She (Madame Bovary) had that indefinable beauty that comes from happiness, enthusiasm, success - a...

She (Madame Bovary) had that indefinable beauty that comes from happiness, enthusiasm, success - a...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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 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.

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.

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...

In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like...

In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like...

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...

Woman is a vulgar animal from whom man has created an excessively beautiful ideal.

Woman is a vulgar animal from whom man has created an excessively beautiful ideal.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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