Gustave Flaubert Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Gustave Flaubert quotes, Gustave Flaubert sayings, and Gustave Flaubert proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins. Gustave Flaubert
A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies. Gustave Flaubert
Farming, a vocation accursed of heaven, since one never saw a millionaire involved in it. Gustave Flaubert
Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the most chilling. Gustave Flaubert
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Gustave Flaubert
To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless. Gustave Flaubert
Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. Gustave Flaubert
Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings. Gustave Flaubert
Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers. Gustave Flaubert
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. Gustave Flaubert
The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet. Gustave Flaubert
Perfection is the enemy of good. Gustave Flaubert
The future is the worst thing about the present. Gustave Flaubert
One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes. Gustave Flaubert
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. Gustave Flaubert
It's hard to communicate anything exactly and that's why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find. Gustave Flaubert
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. Gustave Flaubert
Doubt is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness. Gustave Flaubert
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert
Read in order to live. Gustave Flaubert
It's hard to communicate anything exactly and that's why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find. Gustave Flaubert
Making myself known is not what is uppermost in my mind. I am aiming at something better: to please myself. Gustave Flaubert
Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry. Gustave Flaubert