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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock,...

The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock,...

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...

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

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Madame Bovary is myself.

Madame Bovary is myself.

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.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

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...

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.

Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it...

Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it...

I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been...

I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been...

There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given...

Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given...