694 Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.

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.

Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

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.

Farming, a vocation accursed of heaven, since one never saw a millionaire involved in it.

Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.

It's hard to communicate anything exactly and that's why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find.

Perfection is the enemy of good.

Doubt is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness.