Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist who is best known for his work "Madame Bovary." He also wrote "Bouvard et Pécuchet," a satirical work about two clerks who attempt to educate themselves in various fields, but ultimately fail. Flaubert's writing style is characterized by his attention to detail and his realism.
The more you learn, the more you realize how ignorant you are.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
What is the point of searching for truth, when lies are more comforting?
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Everything one invents is true, do you understand? True in this sense: it is consistent.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
They thought that by changing the place they would change their luck.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Idiocy is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking against it.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
One must not always believe that feeling is everything. In the arts, it is nothing without form.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Routine is the death of heroism.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
The fear of boredom is the only excuse for working.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman, it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art.
Gustave Flaubert – Bouvard et Pecuchet