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A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
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A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
So, do some of you happen to know, did Gustave Flaubert really say "Pulchritudo vitae in vico, ea videtur solummodo a poetis, ea non videtur a hominibus in vicis." or anything like that? If so, where?
If he did not say that, do you know who actually said that?
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
I've asked it elsewhere, where I am more likely to get an answer.
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
Maybe this forum isn't your audience. When you get to the point where you have to answer yourself (after two months)...that's a pretty good bet.
  
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
Bump for those interested...

*crickets*

don't worry, I've posted a few bloopers on the boards. There is no good metric to figure out what post will actually hit. Maybe if your post was in latin... /sarcasm
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
All I know about Flaubert is that he makes a brief appearance in Jimmy Buffett's 'Love In The Library'.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
(January 5, 2020 at 1:29 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, do some of you happen to know, did Gustave Flaubert really say "Pulchritudo vitae in vico, ea videtur solummodo a poetis, ea non videtur a hominibus in vicis." or anything like that? If so, where?
If he did not say that, do you know who actually said that?

No, that was Joe who said that
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
Ah, yes - Joe Flaubert.  The 'Daniel Baldwin' of the Flaubert family.  Smile

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
I searched for Flaubert quotes, found many, and I am unimpressed. Pretty much a dick!
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
I've asked another question, apparently a better one, about New Latin literature.
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RE: A quote supposedly from Gustave Flaubert
(January 14, 2020 at 5:09 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: I've asked another question, apparently a better one, about New Latin literature.

I'm curious as to why you seem to doubt these quotes.  Skepticism is a good thing, of course, but what makes you uncertain about this?

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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