We must cultivate our garden. — Voltaire

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We must cultivate our garden.

In the original French

Il faut cultiver notre jardin.

Voltaire

Candide · 1759

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Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 30.

Original citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 30.

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