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Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

"By dint of railing at idiots, one runs the risk of becoming idiotic oneself."

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
Source: London Guardian
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"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. "

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
 
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"I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from prostration to Fury, so that my average state is one of being annoyed." -Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
 
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A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man.

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
 
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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
 
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Me and my books in the same apartment, like a gherkin in its vinegar.

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
 
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Success as I see it, is a result, not a goal.

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Since you are now studying geometry and trigonometry, I will give you a problem. A ship sails the ocean. It left Boston with a cargo of wool. It grosses 200 tons. It is bound for Le Havre. The mainmast is broken, the cabin boy is on deck, there are 12 passengers aboard, the wind is blowing East-North-East, the clock points to a quarter past three in the afternoon. It is the month of May. How old is the captain?

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Poetry is as exact a science as geometry.

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Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

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