You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. -Gustave Flaubert

 

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.


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This quote is just one of 20 total Gustave Flaubert quotes in our collection. Gustave Flaubert is known for saying 'You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.' as well as some of the following quotes.

For none of us can ever express the exact measure of his needs or his thoughts or his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

Gustave Flaubert

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

Gustave Flaubert

Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.

Gustave Flaubert

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

Gustave Flaubert

Language is like a crack'd kettle on which we beat out tunes to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.

Gustave Flaubert