Voltaire quote about spectacle from Candide - Observe, that the nose has been formed to bear spectacles—thus we have spectacles.
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Observe, that the nose has been formed to bear spectacles—thus we have spectacles.
 Voltaire, Candide (1759). copy citation

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Author Voltaire
Source Candide
Topic spectacle nose
Date 1759
Language English
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“He proved admirably that there is no effect without a cause, and that, in this best of all possible worlds, the Baron's castle was the most magnificent of castles, and his lady the best of all possible Baronesses.
"It is demonstrable," said he, "that things cannot be otherwise than as they are; for all being created for an end, all is necessarily for the best end. Observe, that the nose has been formed to bear spectacles—thus we have spectacles. Legs are visibly designed for stockings[Pg 3]—and we have stockings. Stones were made to be hewn, and to construct castles—therefore my lord has a magnificent castle; for the greatest baron in the province ought to be the best lodged.” source
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