"Alas," cried Candide, "I have had some knowledge of love myself, this sovereign of hearts, this soul of souls; yet it never cost me more than a kiss and twenty kicks on the backside.
Hélas! dit Candide, je l'ai connu cet amour, ce souverain des coeurs, cette âme de notre âme; il ne m'a jamais valu qu'un baiser et vingt coups de pied au cul.