“Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.”

“She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.”

“Let us work without reasoning,' said Martin; 'it is the only way to make life endurable.”

“All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to encounter in passing the frontiers.”

“Candide, who trembled like a philosopher, hid himself as well as he could during this heroic butchery.”

“But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.”

“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”