Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas

Have one on your country place.

Deny their existence, since it is obviously impossible to live under water.

Always come first. "God bless them!" Never say: "Your good lady is in the drawing-room."

Never give a commencement address without referring to "you young lads" (which is tautological).

General who is famous for his white horse.

Maintain that you have never read his Tales. Call him "the good La Fontaine," "the immortal maker of fables."

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