"Chance is a word void of sense;..." - Quote by Voltaire

“What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin.”

“I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.”

“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.”

“Every action and feeling is preceded by a thought.”

“The so called unconscious inferences can be traced back to the all-preserving memory, which presents us with parallel experiences and hence already knows the consequences of an action. It is not anticipation of the effects; rather, it is the feeling: identical causes, identical effects . . .”

“It seems to me that whatever else is beautiful apart from asbsolute beauty is beautiful because it partakes of that absolute beauty, and for no other reason. Do you accept this kind of causality?”

“Most men, like plants, possess hidden qualities which chance discovers.”

“A little wisdom is indeed possible; but this blessed security have I found in all things, that they prefer--to DANCE on the feet of chance.”

“Sometimes you just try things and they happen.”