A friend in conversation with Voltaire said:
“It is good of you to say such pleasant things of Monsieur X when he always says such nasty things of you.”
To which Voltaire replied:
“Perhaps we are both mistaken.”
John Lentell
17th April, 1970
Voltaire
Tuesday’s Piece
“Le secret d’ennuyer est….de tout dire.”
(The way to be a bore (for an author) is to say everything.)
(Voltaire, 1694 – 1778)
John Lentell
2nd December, 1969
Friday’s Piece
“Ils ne se servent de la pensée que pour autoriser leurs injustices et n’emploient les paroles que pour déguiser leurs pensées.”
(Men use thought only to justify their wrongdoings, and speech only to conceal their thoughts.)
(Voltaire, 1694 – 1778)
John Lentell
29th January, 1969
Lentell Soup 