Quote of Gustave Flaubert - Oh, if I had been loved...
Biography - Gustave Flaubert:
French novelist.
Born: 1821 - Died: 1880
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1821 - Died: 1880
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France
Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution.
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