Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Humiliation in Failure
H
Historical Perspective
H
Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Subjectivity of Truth
S
There is no truth. There is only perception.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Work Over Man
W
Man is nothing; the work is everything.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Precision in Poetry
P
All one’s inventions are true, you can be sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Self-Worth
S
I fail to see – because I do not happen to be a ‘Somebody’—why my diary should not be interesting.
George Grossmith – Diary of a Nobody
Diary Importance
D
It is my study, my recreation, my relaxation, and my conversation.
George Grossmith – Diary of a Nobody
Contentment
C
I am not a rich man, but I have this consolation: I am a happy one.
George Grossmith – Diary of a Nobody
Laughter Value
L
After all, what is more enjoyable than a good laugh?
George Grossmith – Diary of a Nobody
Family Dynamics
F
The home would be a dull place without a woman in it.
George Grossmith – Diary of a Nobody