Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into the ears of a few chosen of God.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
True power and true politeness are above vanity.
A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to live.
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
This poem will never reach its destination. On Rousseau's Ode To Posterity