quote

Gustave Flaubert > Quotes > Quotable Quote

Gustave Flaubert
“Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level”
Gustave Flaubert, November


Twitter_icon

Like

Friends Who Like This Quote


To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

64 people added it
All Members Who Like This Quote


All Quotes | My Quotes | Add A Quote

Play The 'Guess That Quote' Game

This Quote Is From

November November by Gustave Flaubert
88 ratings, average rating, 16 reviews
buy a copy


Browse By Tag


humor (11680)
love (10361)
inspirational (9430)
life (7967)
funny (2723)
writing (2655)
death (2345)
truth (2107)
religion (2074)
philosophy (1877)
romance (1859)
poetry (1851)
god (1764)
books (1695)
wisdom (1527)
politics (1351)
science (1266)
music (1214)
art (1210)
humour (1195)
happiness (1156)
women (1135)
reading (1127)
war (1119)
friendship (1031)
inspiration (1007)
faith (998)
kindlehighlight (976)
relationships (971)
freedom (904)

More...