Of all philosophers in Turkey
the Dervish was
by all accounts the best.
So, weary of their disputations
Pangloss and Candide sought him out:
“Reverend father, why so strange an animal
as man was made?”
the Dervish was
by all accounts the best.
So, weary of their disputations
Pangloss and Candide sought him out:
“Reverend father, why so strange an animal
as man was made?”
“With what meddlest thou?”
the Dervish replied.
“What signifies it
whether there be evil
or there be good?
When his highness sends
a ship to Egypt,
does he trouble his head
whether the mice on board
are at their ease or not?”
the Dervish replied.
“What signifies it
whether there be evil
or there be good?
When his highness sends
a ship to Egypt,
does he trouble his head
whether the mice on board
are at their ease or not?”
“What then must we do?”
asked Pangloss. “I had hoped
to reason with you
about causes and effects,
the best of all possible worlds,
the origin of evil,
the nature of the soul,
of pre-established harmony.”
asked Pangloss. “I had hoped
to reason with you
about causes and effects,
the best of all possible worlds,
the origin of evil,
the nature of the soul,
of pre-established harmony.”
Whereupon the Dervish said,
“Hold your tongue.”
and slammed the door
shut in their faces.
“Hold your tongue.”
and slammed the door
shut in their faces.
