More quotes by Gustave Flaubert

"Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything."
"There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me; the one around me will crush me"
"I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings."
"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings."
"The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments."