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worlds the best of both worlds the benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time; the variant all possible worlds is an allusion to the ever-optimistic Dr Pangloss in Voltaire's Candide (1759), usually quoted in English as, ‘Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.’
See also all's for the best in the best of all possible worlds, world.
See also all's for the best in the best of all possible worlds, world.
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