What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin.
Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden.
Dogs, monkeys, and parrots are a thousand times less miserable than we are.
It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.
If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?
You're a bitter man," said Candide. That's because I've lived," said Martin.
I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste.
What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?