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."
— Gustave Flaubert
"Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live."
— Gustave Flaubert
"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."
— Gustave Flaubert
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Gustave Flaubert (UK: /ˈfloʊbɛər/ FLOH-bair, US: /floʊˈbɛər/ floh-BAIR; French: [ɡystav flobɛʁ]; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of li...