Gustave Flaubert Quote

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"不要像孩子那样为了消遣阅读，也不要像有野心的人那样为了获得知识而阅读，不要为了生活而阅读。"

Translations

“Travel makes one modest You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world”

Gustave Flaubert

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