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One day I was at the table of one of the King's ministers who had brains enough for four men. Well, he demonstrated to us, as clearly as one and one adds up to two, that nothing is more useful to nations than lies, nothing more harmful than the truth. ONE DAY I WAS AT THE TABLE OF ONE OF THE KING'S MINISTERS WHO HAD BRAINS ENOUGH FOR FOUR MEN WELL HE DEMONSTRATED TO US AS CLEARLY AS ONE AND ONE ADDS UP TO TWO THAT NOTHING IS MORE USEFUL TO NATION THAN LIES NOTHING MORE HARMFUL THAN THE TRUTH
ike them in every way, but without wanting their breed to become something common. We must have men, but men of genius, no. No, my goodness, we don't need them. They're the ones who change the face of the earth. And in the smallest things stupidity is so common and so powerful that no one can reform it without making a great fuss. That sets up, at least in part, what men of vision see. And part remains just as it was. Thus, we have two gospels, the costume of Harlequin. The wisdom of the monk Rabelais is true wisdom, for his own peace of mind and that of others--do one's duty, somehow or other, always speak well of your master the prior, and leave the world to its fantasies. That works well, because the majority is happy with it. If I understood history, I'd show you that evil has always come here below from some man of genius. But I don't know history, because I don't know anything. The devil take me if I've ever learned a thing and if I'm any the worse off for having learned nothing. TWEEN US WE SHOULD TRY TO BE LIKE THEM IN EVERY WAY BUT WITHOUT WANTING THEIR BREED TO BECOME SOMETHING COMMON WE MUST HAVE MEN BUT MEN OF GENIUS NO NO MY GOODNESS WE DON'T NEED THEM THEY'RE THE ONES WHO CHANGE THE FACE OF THE EARTH AND IN THE SMALLEST THINGS STUPIDITY IS SO COMMON AND SO POWERFUL THAT NO ONE CAN REFORM IT WITHOUT MAKING A GREAT FUSS THAT SETS UP AT LEAST IN PART WHAT MEN OF VISION SEE AND PART REMAINS JUST AS IT WAS THUS WE HAVE TWO GOSPELS THE COSTUME OF HARLEQUIN THE WISDOM OF THE MONK RABELAIS IS TRUE WISDOM FOR HIS OWN PEACE OF MIND AND THAT OF OTHERS DO ONE'S DUTY SOMEHOW OR OTHER ALWAYS SPEAK WELL OF YOUR MASTER THE PRIOR AND LEAVE THE WORLD TO ITS FANTASIES THAT WORKS WELL BECAUSE THE MAJORITY IS HAPPY WITH IT IF I UNDERSTOOD HISTORY I'D SHOW YOU THAT EVIL HAS ALWAYS COME HERE BELOW FROM SOME MAN OF GENIUS BUT I DON'T KNOW HISTORY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THE DEVIL TAKE ME IF I'VE EVER LEARNED A THING AND IF I'M ANY THE WORSE OFF FOR HAVING LEARNED NOTHING
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