Gustave Flaubert Quotes & Sayings

“There is no truth. There is only perception.”

“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”

“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”

“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.”

“Of all lies, art is the least untrue.”

“Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings.”

“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”

“One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness.”

“A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies.”

“I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.”