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If we are not generous enough, let's at least forgive nature for having been wiser than we are. IF WE ARE NOT GENEROUS ENOUGH LET'S AT LEAST FORGIVE NATURE FOR HAVING BEEN WISER THAN WE ARE
ve nothing to fear from his vices or faults. No doubt it would've been better if nature had given him the virtues of a good man along with the talents of a great man. He's a tree which has caused some trees planted near him to wither up and has suffocated the plants growing at his feet. But he carried his top right up into the sky--his branches stretched a long way. He provided shade to those who came, who come, and who will come to rest alongside his majestic trunk. He produced fruits with an exquisite taste which replenish themselves continuously. We could also wish that Voltaire had had the sweetness of Duclos, the ingenuousness of Abbé Trublet, the honesty of Abbé d'Olivet. But since that's impossible, let's look at the really interesting side of this issue. Let's forget for the moment the point which we occupy in space and time and extend our vision into the centuries to come, into the most distant regions, into nations yet to be born. Let's think of the well being of our species. NTEREST WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FROM HIS VICES OR FAULTS NO DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF NATURE HAD GIVEN HIM THE VIRTUES OF A GOOD MAN ALONG WITH THE TALENTS OF A GREAT MAN HE IS A TREE WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME TREES PLANTED NEAR HIM TO WITHER UP AND HAS SUFFOCATED THE PLANTS GROWING AT HIS FEET BUT HE CARRIED HIS TOP RIGHT UP INTO THE SKY HIS BRANCHES STRETCHED A LONG WAY HE PROVIDED SHADE TO THOSE WHO CAME WHO COME AND WHO WILL COME TO REST ALONGSIDE HIS MAJESTIC TRUNK HE PRODUCED FRUITS WITH AN EXQUISITE TASTE WHICH REPLENISH THEMSELVES CONTINUOUSLY WE COULD ALSO WISH THAT VOLTAIRE HAD HAD THE SWEETNESS OF DUC LOUX THE INGENUOUSNESS OF ABBE TROUBLEE THE HONESTY OF ABBE D'OLIVE BUT SINCE THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE LET'S LOOK AT THE REALLY INTERESTING SIDE OF THIS ISSUE LET'S FORGET FOR THE MOMENT THE POINT WHICH WE OCCUPY IN SPACE AND TIME AND EXTEND OUR VISION INTO THE CENTURIES TO COME INTO THE MOST DISTANT REGIONS INTO NATIONS YET TO BE BORN LET'S THINK OF THE WELL BEING OF OUR SPECIES
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