Flaubert Quotes & Sayings

It was one of those pure feelings that do not interfere with life, that are cultivated because they are rare, and whose loss would afflict more than their passion rejoices. — Flaubert

Let us intoxicate ourselves with ink , since we lack the nectar of the gods — Flaubert

I feel waves of hatred against the stupidity of my era suffocating me. Shit is rising into my mouth , as with a strangulated hernia — Flaubert

The passionate desire to conclude is one of humanity's most pernicious and sterile manias. — Flaubert

Man is nothing but a coagulation of mud and shit ... equipped with instincts lower than those of the pig or crab-louse — Flaubert