God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest.

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

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

The multiplicity of facts and writings is become so great that every thing must soon be reduced to extracts and dictionaries.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

What can I hope when all is right?

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.