Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into the ears of a few chosen of God

Quote by Voltaire

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One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty...

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those...

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule...

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule...

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by...

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by...