There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry w... - Gustave Flaubert

"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it"

"Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live."

"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."

"Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live."

"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."