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That's just where you are, too, you others. You believe that happiness is the same thing for everyone. What a strange vision! Your version assumes a certain romantic frame of mind which we don't have, a peculiar soul, a strange taste. THAT'S JUST WHERE YOU ARE TO YOU OTHERS YOU BELIEVE THAT HAPPINESS IS THE SAME THING FOR EVERYONE WHAT A STRANGE VISION YOUR VERSION ASSUMES A CERTAIN ROMANTIC FRAME OF MIND WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A PECULIAR SOUL A STRANGE TASTE
 is nothing more than a witty fellow. We'll consign d'Alembert to his mathematics, and we'll throw down onto their bellies and backs all those little Catos, like you, who despise us from envy, whose modesty is a coat covering their pride, and whose sobriety is a law arising from their own needs. And music? That's when we'll make music. ME: Given the dignified way you'd use your wealth I see what a great pity it is that you're a pauper. You'd live in a way that would confer great honour on the human species and would be really useful to your fellow citizens and truly glorious for yourself. HIM: I think you're making fun of me, Mister Philosopher. You don't know who you're playing with. You don't suspect that at this moment I represent the most important party in the town and at court. The wealthy people in all professions either have told themselves the same things I've confided to you or they have not, but the fact is that the life I'd live in their place is exactly the life they lead. AG THAT MONTESQUIEU IS NOTHING MORE THAN A WITTY FELLOW WE'LL CONSIGN DALEMBERT TO HIS MATHEMATICS AND WE'LL THROW DOWN ON TO THEIR BELLIES AND BACKS ALL THOSE LITTLE CATOES LIKE YOU WHO DESPISE US FROM ENVY WHOSE MODESTY IS A COAT COVERING THEIR PRIDE AND WHOSE SOBRIETY IS A LAW ARISING FROM THEIR OWN NEEDS AND MUSIC THAT'S WHEN WE'LL MAKE MUSIC ME GIVEN THE DIGNIFIED WAY YOU'D USE YOUR WEALTH I SEE WHAT A GREAT PITY IT IS THAT YOU'RE A PAUPER YOU'D LIVE IN A WAY THAT WOULD CONFER GREAT HONOR ON THE HUMAN SPECIES AND WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL TO YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND TRULY GLORIOUS FOR YOURSELF HIM I THINK YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME MISTER PHILOSOPHER YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE PLAYING WITH YOU DON'T SUSPECT THAT AT THIS MOMENT I REPRESENT THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTY IN THE TOWN AND AT COURT THE WEALTHY PEOPLE IN ALL PROFESSIONS EITHER HAVE TOLD THEMSELVES THE SAME THINGS I'VE CONFIDED TO YOU OR THEY HAVE NOT BUT THE FACT IS THAT THE LIFE I'D LIVE IN THEIR PLACE IS EXACTLY THE LIFE THEY LEAD
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