[E]very donkey who ever peered at himself in the water of the stre
[E]very donkey who ever peered at himself in the water of the stream he was crossing has enjoyed the sight and been sure he was a handsome horse. – Gustave Flaubert, letter to Louise Colet, 1846 October 7th, translated by Franci

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