Voltaire, Candide Quotes
Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
Martin in particular concluded that man was born to live either in the convulsions of misery, or in the lethargy of boredom.
Wisdom must yield to superstition's rules, Who arms with bigot zeal the hand of fools.
Candide, who trembled like a philosopher, hid himself as well as he could during this heroic butchery.
If they're from the village, you take them to the inn. If they're from the city, you treat them with respect when they are beautiful and throw them on the highway when they are dead.
But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad, " replied Martin.
Optimism, " said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.
What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide."That is because I know what life is, " said Martin.
But there must be some pleasure in condemning everything--in perceiving faults where others think they see beauties.''You mean there is pleasure in having no pleasure.
My dear young lady, when you are in love, and jealous, and have been flogged by the Inquisition, there's no knowing what you may do.
Imagine all contradictions, all possible incompatibilities--you will find them in the government, in the law-courts, in the churches, in the public shows of this droll nation.