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Gustave Flaubert
(12 Dec 1821 - 8 May 1880)
French novelist who is remembered for his novel Madame Bovary (1857)
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Science Quotes by Gustave Flaubert (4)
ARCHIMEDES. On hearing his name, shout 'Eureka!' Or else: 'Give me a fulcrum and I will move the world' There is also Archimedes' screw, but you are not expected to know what that is.
— Gustave Flaubert
The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas (1881), trans. Jaques Barzun (1968), 15.
COLD. Healthier than heat.
— Gustave Flaubert
The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas (1881), trans. Jaques Barzun (1968), 25.
DOCTOR. Always preceded by 'The good'. Among men, in familiar conversation, 'Oh! balls, doctor!' Is a wizard when he enjoys your confidence, a jack-ass when you're no longer on terms. All are materialists: 'you can't probe for faith with a scalpel.'
— Gustave Flaubert
The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas (1881), trans. Jaques Barzun (1968), 30.
LITTRÉ. Snicker on hearing his name: 'the gentleman who thinks we are descended from the apes.'
— Gustave Flaubert
The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas (1881), trans. Jaques Barzun (1968), 59.
