Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest novelists in Western literature.
Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything. Use this quote
Of all lies, art is the least untrue. Use this quote
Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution. Use this quote
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Use this quote
Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art, you could almost establish it as an axiom that the subject is irrelevant, style itself being an absolute manner of seeing things. Use this quote
The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest. Use this quote
The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it. Use this quote
The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet. Use this quote
