“ Art demands neither complaisance nor politeness,—nothing but faith—faith and liberty! ”
Gustave Flaubert, Bouvard et Pécuchet (1881). copy citation
| Author | Gustave Flaubert |
|---|---|
| Source | Bouvard et Pécuchet |
| Topic | faith liberty |
| Date | 1881 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46909/46909-h/46909-h.htm |
Context
“(as a philosopher would say) from which the work was conceived. In short, I should have failed in what I owe to myself, and also in what I owe to you, if I had yielded as an act of deference and not of conviction.
Art demands neither complaisance nor politeness,—nothing but faith—faith and liberty! And on that point we may join hands!
Under an unfruitful tree, whose branches are always green, I am
Faithfully yours.
TO ERNEST FEYDEAU. 1857.
My good friend: I believe it is always considered proper to wash one’s soiled linen.”
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