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- desires ᐧ satisfaction. concepts.
- emotional deprivation. concepts.
- universe ᐧ adoration. concepts.
- wanting more ᐧ ill-fated. concepts.
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- “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.
- “There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it” ― Gustave Flaubert.
Quotes from Madame Bovary. Gustave Flaubert · 329 pages. Rating: (201K votes) Get the book. “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, quote from Madame Bovary. Copy text.
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