More quotes by Gustave Flaubert

"We must laugh and cry, enjoy and suffer, in a word, vibrate to our full capacity … I think that’s what being really human means."
"Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live."
"There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me; the one around me will crush me"
"You don’t make art out of good intentions."
"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."