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

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

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...

Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to...

Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to...

The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and...

The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and...

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...

The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts.

The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts.

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.

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.

I will cover you with love when next I see you, with caresses, with ecstasy....

I will cover you with love when next I see you, with caresses, with ecstasy....

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...

Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry.

Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry.

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

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

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...

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

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...

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...

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....

Success is a result, not a goal

Success is a result, not a goal

Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because...

Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because...

Success, instead of giving freedom of choice, becomes a way of life. There's no country...

Success, instead of giving freedom of choice, becomes a way of life. There's no country...