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COLD. Healthier than heat.

COLD. Healthier than heat.

Gustave Flaubert
Science, Heat, Cold
Gustave Flaubert (1968). “Dictionary of Accepted Ideas”, p.25, New Directions Publishing

Snicker on hearing his name: 'the gentleman who thinks we are descended from the apes.'

Gustave Flaubert
Science, Thinking, Names
Gustave Flaubert (1968). “Dictionary of Accepted Ideas”, p.59, New Directions Publishing

DOCTOR. Always preceded by 'The good'. Among men, in familiar conversation, 'Oh! balls, doctor!' Is a wizard when he enjoys your confidence, a jack-ass when you're no longer on terms. All are materialists: 'you can't probe for faith with a scalpel.'

Gustave Flaubert
Science, Men, Doctors
Gustave Flaubert (1968). “Dictionary of Accepted Ideas”, p.32, New Directions Publishing

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