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

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.

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...

The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but...

The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but...

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 future is the worst thing about the present.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful;...

The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful;...

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

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...

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...

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...

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

People are always talking about tradition, but they forget we have a tradition of a...

People are always talking about tradition, but they forget we have a tradition of a...