It is clear, that things cannot be otherwise than they are, for since everything is made to serve an end, everything necessarily serves the best end.
Observe: noses were made to support spectacles, hence we have spectacles. Legs, as anyone can plainly see, were made to be breeched, and so we have breeches. . . .
Consequently, those who say everything is well are uttering mere stupidities; they should say everything is for the best.
It is clear, that things cannot be otherwise than they are, for since everything is made to serve an end, everything necessarily serves the best end.
Observe: noses were made to support spectacles, hence we have spectacles. Legs, as anyone can plainly see, were made to be breeched, and so we have breeches. . . .
Consequently, those who say everything is well are uttering mere stupidities; they should say everything is for the best.