More quotes by 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."
"There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me; the one around me will crush me"
"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness."
"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings."
"Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything."