Desire Quote by Gustave Flaubert Download Open image “For some men, the stronger their desire, the more difficult it is for them to act.” — Gustave Flaubert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Desire Difficult Men Stronger
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All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier. — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
Men don't want anything they get too easy. But on the other hand, men lose interest quickly. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
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Believe me, for certain men at least, not taking what one doesn't desire is the hardest thing in the world. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
If men will not act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all? — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
As for the piano, the faster her fingers flew over it, the more he marveled. She struck the keys with aplomb and ran from… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it too much. The artist, in my opinion, is a… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“When one does something, one must do it wholly and well. Those bastard existences where you sell suet all day and write poetry at… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings. — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“But her life was as cold as an attic facing north; and boredom, like a silent spider, was weaving its web in the shadows,… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
When you reduce a woman to writing, she makes you think of a thousand other women — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
The writer must wade into life as into the sea, but only up to the navel. — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
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I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
