Gustave Flaubert

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

One must not always think that feeling is everything. Art is nothing without form. (Letter, 1846)

Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Człowiek nie zasługuje na to, by się nim zajmować.

Nie muszę być jajkiem na patelni, by opisać jajecznicę.

 Kocha się tylko to, od czego się cierpi.

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies.