The deplorable mania of doubt exhausts me. I doubt about everything, even my doubts. Gustave Flaubert deplorabledoubtexhaust Change image and share on social
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 accomplishmentcallchallenge share on social
The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet. Gustave Flaubert dietheartstomach Change image and share on social
Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. Gustave Flaubert consequencegoalsuccess Change image and share on social
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. Gustave Flaubert historyignoranceslander Change image and share on social
The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. Gustave Flaubert authorgodpresent Change image and share on social
There is no truth. There is only perception. Gustave Flaubert perceptiontruth Change image and share on social
Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living. Gustave Flaubert doglifelive Change image and share on social
I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything, and finally that what one calls conscience is only inner vanity. Gustave Flaubert basiscallconscience Change image and share on social
But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands. Gustave Flaubert alienatedisparageextent Change image and share on social