Famous Gustave Flaubert Quotes
Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force.– Gustave Flaubert
Idols must never be touched: the gilt will come off on our hands.– Gustave Flaubert
He had the vanity to believe men did not like him -“ while men simply did not know him.– Gustave Flaubert
Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.– Gustave Flaubert
What a man Balzac would have been if he had known how to write.– Gustave Flaubert
Travel, leave everything, copy the birds. The home is one of civilization’s sadnesses.– Gustave Flaubert
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.– Gustave Flaubert
Indeed, for the last three years, he had carefully avoided her, as a result of the natural cowardice so characteristic of the stronger sex…– Gustave Flaubert
The world is going to become bloody stupid and from now on will be a very boring place. We’re lucky to be living now.– Gustave Flaubert