Gustave Flaubert Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: December 12, 1821 - May 8, 1880
Birthday: December 12
Death: May 8
But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.
source: Gustave Flaubert (2015). “Madame Bovary - Interactive Bilingual Edition (English / French): A Classic of French Literature from the prolific French writer, known for Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Bouvard et Pécuchet, November and Three Tales”, p.199, e-artnow
topic: Hands, Idols, Those We Love, Disparaging
