Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.

Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero.

Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.

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

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.

If we do not exert the right of eating our neighbor, it is because we have other means of making good cheer