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Candide Quotes

Man was born to live in the convulsions of disquiet, or in the lethargy of boredom.[L’homme était né pour vivre dans les convulsions de l’inquiétude, ou dans la léthargie de l’ennui.]

Source:(ed. Washington Square Press, 1962), Chapter XXX, Page 122
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BoredomMeaning Life

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Voltaire (Candide; or, The Optimist Book Quotes)
  • Book: Candide
  • Writer: Voltaire
  • Genre: Classics, Satire, Philosophy
  • Published: 1759
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