The Best of All Possible Worlds

“We are going into another world,” said Candide; “and surely it must be there that all is for the best. For I must confess there is reason to
complain a little of what passeth in our world in regard to both
natural and moral philosophy.”

“I love you with all my heart,” said Cunegonde; “but my soul is still
full of fright at that which I have seen and experienced.”

“All will be well,” replied Candide; “the sea of this new world is
already better than our sea; it is calmer, the winds more
regular. It is certainly the New World which is the best of all possible
worlds.”

“God grant it,” said Cunegonde; “but I have been so horribly unhappy
there that my heart is almost closed to hope.”

– Voltaire, 1759. Candide –