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

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The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest. – Gustave Flaubert

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Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The suns rays do not burn until brought to a focus. – Alexander Graham Bell

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You only live once – but if you work it right, once is enough. – Joe E. Lewis

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I wasnt born a fool. It took work to get this way. – Danny Kaye

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Its true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance? – Ronald Reagan

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Some people always sigh in thanking God. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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