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What is the beautiful, if not the impossible
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"What is the beautiful, if not the impossible"

- Gustave Flaubert

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This quote by Gustave Flaubert talks with the idea that charm is frequently located in the important things that are challenging to accomplish. It recommends that charm is not something that is conveniently obtainable, however instead something that requires initiative and commitment. It implies that elegance is something that deserves pursuing, also if it is tough to accomplish. The quote additionally implies that appeal is something that is unique and also special, and that it is not something that can be located in the mundane or regular. It suggests that appeal is something that is worth striving for, and that it is something that deserves the initiative. Eventually, this quote speaks with the suggestion that appeal is something that is worth pursuing, even if it is hard to achieve.

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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 author also have 57 other quotes.

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