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Quote by Gustave Flaubert
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. - Gus

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

Other quotes by Gustave Flaubert

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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Art
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Gustave Flaubert
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The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful one must sense him everywhere but never see him. – Gustave Flaubert

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God
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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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Happiness
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Other Quotes from
History
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History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. – Voltaire

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History

Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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History

I wouldnt attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally. – John Foster Dulles

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History

This is a moment in history where it is almost hard to catch your breath. – Hillary Clinton

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History

Random Quotes

All brave men love for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Love

The beauty of having short hair is that I actually can wash and style it at home! – Meagan Good

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Beauty

So often the shortest distance to happiness is the length of an about-face. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Happiness

It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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sad