Gustave Flaubert Quote

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or as the ambitious do, to instruct yourself. No, read to live.

A heart is a wealth that cannot be sold or bought, but that is given.

Gustave Flaubert

An soul is measured by the breadth of its desires, just as a cathedral is judged beforehand by the height of its towers.

Gustave Flaubert

The future tortures us and the past chains us. That's why the present escapes us.

Gustave Flaubert

Being stupid, selfish, and in good health, here are the three conditions required to be happy. But if you lack the first, you are lost.

Gustave Flaubert

One must wait when feeling desperate, and walk when waiting.

Gustave Flaubert

Memories do not populate our solitude, as is often said; on the contrary, they make it deeper.

Gustave Flaubert

Be careful with your dreams: they are the siren of souls. She sings. She calls us. We follow her and never return.

Gustave Flaubert

Humanity is as it is. It's not about changing it, but knowing it.

Gustave Flaubert

I believe that if we always looked at the sky, we would end up having wings.

Gustave Flaubert

Need is an indestructible obstacle; everything thrown against it crashes.

Gustave Flaubert

There are so many ways to read, and so much talent is needed to read well!.

Gustave Flaubert