It does not require great art, or magnificently trained eloquence, to prove that Christians should tolerate each other. I, however, am going further: I say that we should regard all men as our brothers. What? The Turk my brother? The Chinaman my brother? The Jew? The Siam? Yes, without doubt; are we not all children of the same father and creatures of the same God?

It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

There is no such thing as an accident. What we call by that name is the effect of some cause which we do not see.

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

Let us cultivate our garden.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.