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Famous Gustave Flaubert Quotes
“One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness.”
“Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.”
“One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.”
“One mustn't always believe that feeling is everything. In the arts, it is nothing without form.”
“The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.”
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“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 future is the worst thing about the present.”
Source: The Letters of Gustave Flaubert: 1830-1857
“The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock, he must leave his family.”
Source: The Letters of Gustave Flaubert: 1830-1857
Source: Dictionary of Accepted Ideas