Our priests are not what a silly populace supposes; all their learning consists in our credulity.
Everything can be borne except contempt.
The darkness is at its deepest. Just before the sunrise.
One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.
Men are in general so tricky, so envious, and so cruel that when we find one who is only weak, we are too happy.
Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden.