Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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

Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of

Summary

This quote suggests that inventions and creative works, such as poetry, hold a certain truth in them. It claims that everything one creates, whether it is an invention or a piece of art, reflects a certain level of truthfulness and precision. It implies that creative works, like poetry, can offer insights and capture the essence of reality in a similarly precise manner as geometry does in defining shapes and structures. Overall, the quote asserts the inherent truth and accuracy that exists within human inventions and artistic expressions.

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Poetry

By Gustave Flaubert

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