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A review by amiboughter
Dictionary of Accepted Ideas by Gustave Flaubert
3.0
Delightful little book. 19th-century lads were funny.
“CATS. Are treacherous. Call them “the tiger in the house.” Cut off their tails to prevent vertigo”
“CLASSICS. You are supposed to know all about them.”
“COMETS. Make fun of our ancestors who feared them.”
“CONCESSIONS. Never make any: they ruined Louis XVI.”
“GERMANS. Always preceded by “blond,” “dreamy”—but how efficient their army! A people of metaphysicians (old-fashioned). “It’s no wonder they beat us, we weren’t ready!”
"GRAMMARIANS. All pedants.”
“MATHEMATICS. Dry up the emotions.”
“MELANCHOLY. Sign of a refined heart and elevated mind.”
“CATS. Are treacherous. Call them “the tiger in the house.” Cut off their tails to prevent vertigo”
“CLASSICS. You are supposed to know all about them.”
“COMETS. Make fun of our ancestors who feared them.”
“CONCESSIONS. Never make any: they ruined Louis XVI.”
“GERMANS. Always preceded by “blond,” “dreamy”—but how efficient their army! A people of metaphysicians (old-fashioned). “It’s no wonder they beat us, we weren’t ready!”
"GRAMMARIANS. All pedants.”
“MATHEMATICS. Dry up the emotions.”
“MELANCHOLY. Sign of a refined heart and elevated mind.”