“ We are at the end of all our troubles, and at the beginning of happiness. ”
Voltaire, Candide (1759). copy citation
| Author | Voltaire |
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| Source | Candide |
| Topic | happiness trouble |
| Date | 1759 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19942/19942-h/19942-h.htm |
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“"I grant all you say," said Cacambo, "but we have still two sheep remaining, with more treasure than the King of Spain will ever have; and I see a town which I take to be Surinam, belonging[Pg 90] to the Dutch. We are at the end of all our troubles, and at the beginning of happiness."
As they drew near the town, they saw a negro stretched upon the ground, with only one moiety of his clothes, that is, of his blue linen drawers; the poor man had lost his left leg and his right hand.” source
As they drew near the town, they saw a negro stretched upon the ground, with only one moiety of his clothes, that is, of his blue linen drawers; the poor man had lost his left leg and his right hand.” source
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