Candide Voltaire Quotes

“The supper passed at first like most Parisian suppers, in silence, followed by a noise of words which could not be distinguished, then with pleasantries of which most were insipid, with false news, with bad reasoning, a little politics, and much evil speaking; they also discussed new books.”
― Voltaire, Candide

“quand nous travaillons aux sucrerieres, et que la meule
nous attrape le doigt, on nous coupe la main, quand nous
voulons nous enfuir, on nous coupe la jambe;
je me suis trouvé dans les deux cas, c'est à ce prix
que vous mangez du sucre en Europe.”
― candide

“il n'y a donc d'heureux que moi, quand je reverrai Mlle Cunégonde-
c'est toujours bien fait d'espérer " dit Martin”
― candide

“Candide: "Çok acımasızsınız" dedi. Martin: "Hayatın ne olduğunu biliyorum da ondan" diye yanıtladı.”
― Voltaire

“It is a mania for saying things are well when one is in hell”
― Voltaire