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## Gustave Flaubert quotes on ethics

1. > He is so corrupt that he would willingly pay for the pleasure of selling himself.

[Permalink to quote \#13](https://quotesby.net/Gustave-Flaubert/13/ "Permalink to quote 13")
2. > 'What's improper about it?' retorted the clerk. 'Everybody does it in Paris!' It was an irresistible and conclusive argument.

[Permalink to quote \#70](https://quotesby.net/Gustave-Flaubert/70/ "Permalink to quote 70")
3. > The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

[Permalink to quote \#98](https://quotesby.net/Gustave-Flaubert/98/ "Permalink to quote 98")

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