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What's optimism? said Cacambo. Alas, said Candide, it is a mania for saying things are well when one is in hell.

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He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend- provided of course he really is dead.

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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God grante

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One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion

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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)

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If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

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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...more

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Optimism," said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.

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It is proved...that things cannot be other than they are, for since everything was made for a purpose, it follows that everything is made for the best...more