Poetry quote by Gustave Flaubert

Mobile Desktop
Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry
Like

"Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry"

- Gustave Flaubert

About this Quote

Gustave Flaubert's quote suggests that imagination and creativity are powerful tools for finding truth. He implies that the innovative process of creating something is just as valid as the rational procedure of geometry. He is suggesting that the 2 are not equally special, however rather complementary. He is saying that poetry, which is frequently viewed as a more abstract kind of expression, can be simply as precise and precise as geometry. He is highlighting the significance of creativity and creativity in discovering fact. He is likewise suggesting that truth can be found in the creative procedure, which it is just as legitimate as the sensible procedure. Flaubert's quote is a reminder that imagination and creativity are important for finding fact, which reality can be found in both the imaginative and logical procedures.

About the Author

Gustave Flaubert This quote is written / told by Gustave Flaubert between December 12, 1821 and May 8, 1880. He was a famous Novelist from France, the quote is categorized under the topic Poetry. The author also have 57 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
"Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth"
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Author
Small: Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing - Henri Frederic Amiel
"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: If you understood everything I say, youd be me! - Miles Davis
Miles Davis
"If you understood everything I say, you'd be me!"
Miles Davis, Musician
Small: Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles - Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Small: To the wicked, everything serves as pretext - Voltaire
Voltaire
"To the wicked, everything serves as pretext"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing - Euripides
Euripides
"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing"
Euripides, Poet
Small: Just because everything is different doesnt mean anything has changed - Irene Peter
"Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed"
Irene Peter, Writer
Small: The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less
Kathy Bates
"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"
Kathy Bates, Actress
Small: Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything - William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
"Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation - Oscar Wild
Oscar Wilde
"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist