"C'est une plaisante chose que la pensée dépende absolument de l'estomac, et malgré cela les meilleurs estomacs ne soient pas les meilleurs penseurs."
— Voltaire

January 1, 1970

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Thought depends largely on the stomach. In spite of this, those with the best stomachs are not always the best thinkers. — Letter to Jean le Rond d'Alembert (20 August 1770)