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Quote by Gustave Flaubert
The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism it is like th

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens. – Gustave Flaubert

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I love my work with a frenetic and perverse love, as an ascetic loves the hair shirt which scratches his belly. – Gustave Flaubert

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Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything. – Gustave Flaubert

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An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. – Gustave Flaubert

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Evil gains work their punishment. – Sophocles

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Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now. – P. T. Barnum

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Confidence doesnt come out of nowhere. Its a result of something… hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. – Roger Staubach

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