You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

Topics: Gustave Flaubert Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

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...

I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything,...

I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything,...

There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

Madame Bovary is myself.

Madame Bovary is myself.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

The future is the worst thing about the present.

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...

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 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;...

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...

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....

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin...

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin...

I started dieting. I dieted, dieted, dieted and tried all the diets and I would...

I started dieting. I dieted, dieted, dieted and tried all the diets and I would...