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An Insult

This is one of my most favourite insults I have ever read. It came from a book dedicated to hatemail. It was written by the French philopsher and social theorist Voltaire to an unknown recipient. It reada s follows:

Dear Sir,

I am currently sitting in the smallest room in the house. I have your letter before me, soon it will be behind me.

V

I love that, so eloquant and subtle while at the same time so damning

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as ever i make a post that no ones cares about...good.

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i like Voltaire. he was the one who said something like, "if god wasnt real it would be necessary for man to invent him."

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quote:

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Originally posted by HELL:
i like Voltaire. he was the one who said something like, "if god wasnt real it would be necessary for man to invent him."

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Cool

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No one in the world ever gets what they want, and that is beautiful. Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful.

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share more if you got em...

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'An extraordinary man. The only one art he doesn’t understand - the art of dialogue' - Voltaire

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'You know that these two nations are at war for a few acres of snow, and they are spending more than all of Canada is worth' - Voltaire

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'I do not think this poem will reach its destination' Voltaire (on Rousseau's "Ode to Posterity")

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"A witty saying proves nothing" - Voltaire

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and here is a great insult from othello

"You rise to play and go to bed to work"

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'The best way to become boring is to say everything' - Voltaire

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'England has forty-two religions and only two sauces.' - Voltaire

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'I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short on: "O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. ' - Voltaire

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*giggles and skips away*

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And here is an insult from Gordon Sherman..

"You suck. Your life sucks. And your mom would suck too, if I had a nickel."

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"You don't stop smiling because you get old. You get old because you quit smiling"

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