Casting aspersions on those we love always does something to loosen our ties. We… — Gustave Flaubert
Casting aspersions on those we love always does something to loosen our ties. We shouldn't maltreat our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.
In the original French
Le denigrement de ceux que nous aimons toujours nous en detache quelque peu. Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.
Madame Bovary · 1856
★ 3.8Provenance
Current citation
Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary, edited and translated by Lydia Davis. Penguin Classics, 2011, pt. 3, ch. 6.
Original citation
Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary: Moeurs de Province [Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners]. Revue de Paris, 1 Oct. 1856 - 15 Dec. 1856. Serial.