“The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.”

“It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.”

“The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.”

“The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.”

“It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.”

“Our character is composed of our ideas and our feelings: and, since it has been proved that we give ourselves neither feelings nor ideas, our character does not depend on us. If it did depend on us, there is nobody who would not be perfect. If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing”

“Said Candide to Cacambo:My friend, you see how perishable are the riches of this world; there is nothing solid but virtue, and the happiness of seeing Cunegonde once more.”