Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. (8 September 1871)
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Notre ignorance de l'histoire nous fait calomnier notre temps.
— Gustave Flaubert
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Gustave Flaubert" (Quotes, Correspondence, Letters to George Sand)
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About Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (December 12 1821 – May 8 1880) was an influential French writer who was perhaps the leading exponent of literary realism of his country. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics.
About Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (December 12 1821 – May 8 1880) was an influential French writer who was perhaps the leading exponent of literary realism of his country. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics.
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