
Voltaire is a world celebrity, he is recognized as one of the most widely read philosophers. This is a brilliant and at the same time deep thinker who is concerned with the fundamental questions of morality and the meaning of life, the theme of death, religion. We present to you a passage, the moral of which is reflected in its title.
Once, Azora returned from a walk in strong anger, loudly expressing her indignation.
- What's wrong with you, my dear spouse? - asked Zadig. - Who are you so angry?
“You would be just as indignant,” she replied, “if you saw what I was witnessing right now.” I visited a young widow Kozra, who buried two years ago her young spouse on the bank of a stream washing the meadow. Grieving inconsolably, she made a vow to the gods not to leave there until the waters of the stream run out ...