Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest novelists in Western literature. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.
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Famous quotes by gustave flaubert:
“What seems to me the highest and the most difficult achievement of Art is not to make us laugh or cry, or to rouse our lust or our anger, but to do as nature does—that is, fill us with wonderment.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)