Discord is the great ill of mankind; and tolerance is the only remedy for it.

Theological religion is the source of all imaginable follies and disturbances. It is the parent of fanaticism and civil discord; it is the enemy of mankind.

Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.

In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin.

Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us.

He was my equal in beauty, a paragon of grace and charm, sparkling with wit, and burning with love. I adored him to distraction, to the point of idolatry: I loved him as one can never love twice.