The Philosopher: A program that generates philosophic quotes...

philosopher.py

##################################
# The Philosopher: A program that
# generates philosophic quotes...
#################################
import random

R = ["without", "under",
      "between", "over", "on",
      "after", "by", "because of", "next to", "on top",
      "like", "through", "until", "from", "into", "to", "in",
      "since"]

T = ["laughter", "man", "pain",
    "building", "magic", "wealth", "water",
    "spoon", "day", "sister", "train",
    "pleasure", "potato", "price", "rhythm", "woman",
    "world", "person", "theory", "problem", "bird",
    "understanding", "control", "power", "country", "mountain"]

N = ["a", "any", "another", "other"]

M = ["wasted", "beautiful", "elegant",
    "easy", "absolute", "careful", "abandoned", "empty", "accurate",
    "accomplished", "authentic", "clumsy", "calm", "crazy", "creepy",
    "enlightened"]

string = "S"
string = string.replace("S", "X V Z") \
    .replace("X", "Y O") \
    .replace("Z", "Y M") \
    .replace("O", "R Y") \
    .replace("Y", "N T") \
    .replace("R", random.choice(R)) \
    .replace("T", random.choice(T), 1) \
    .replace("T", random.choice(T), 1) \
    .replace("T", random.choice(T), 1) \
    .replace("N", random.choice(N), 1) \
    .replace("N", random.choice(N), 1) \
    .replace("N", random.choice(N), 1) \
    .replace("M", random.choice(M)) \
    .replace("V", "is")

print string