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Gustave Flaubert

Date of Birth:

12-Dec-1821

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Profession:

Associated with great Western athletes, Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist, journalist and actor. He is a well-respected writer, Madame Bovary (1857), and one of the most influential figures of her time who wrote fiction. He was well-known for his thorough study of his subjects and for the application of the psychological realities of his characters. Gustave was a man of style, be it a love of art, writing or his costume.

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"Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live."
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"Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live."
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"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."
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"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work."
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"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it"
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"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars."
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"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."
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"One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels."
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"It’s hard to communicate anything exactly and that’s why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find."
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"Doubt … is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness."
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"She wanted to die, but she also wanted to live in Paris."
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"Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers." (Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.)"
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