Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the... - Gustave Flaubert
"Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live."
More quotes by Gustave Flaubert
"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it"
"One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels."
"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness."
"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."
"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."