What's optimism? said Cacambo. Alas, said Candide, it is a mania for saying things are well when one is in hell.

Optimism," said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.

One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion

If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

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

Theology amuses me so. In it we see human insanity at its fullest. [Optimism] is an obsession with saying 'All is well' even when one is in Hell.

L'optimisme est la rage de soutenir que tout est bien quand on est mal.