Alexandre Dumas Quotes

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It is with the mind that we amuse ourselves, but with the heart we never weary.

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There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.

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A man is bound to make for himself in this world, that fortune which heaven had refused him at his birth.

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Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words: wait and hope.

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Unfortunates, who ought to begin with God, do not have any hope in him till they have exhausted all other means of deliverance.

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I confess that nothing frightens me more than the appearance of mushrooms on the table, especially in a small provincial town.

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"Weep," said Athos, "weep, heart full of love, youth, and life! Alas, would I could weep like you!"

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I fancy that a man was not intended to be so easily made happy. Happiness resembles those palaces of the enchanted isles whose doors were guarded by dragons—you must fight in order to be victorious.

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There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow. Those who hear the bitter cry are as much impressed as if they listened to an entire poem, and when th sufferer is sincere they are right in regarding his outburst as sublime.

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Never forget that until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words—"Wait and hope."

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The friends we have lost do not repose under the ground...they are buried deep in our hearts. It has been thus ordained that they may always accompany us...

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We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.

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I know what happiness and what despair are, and I never make a jest of such feelings.

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I came to Paris with four écus in my pocket, and I'd have fought with anybody who told me I was in no condition to buy the Louvre.

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Athos liked every one to exercise his own free-will. He never gave his advice before it was demanded and even then it must be demanded twice. "In general, people only ask for advice," he said "that they may not follow it or if they should follow it that they may have somebody to blame for having given it".

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Without reflecting that this is the only moment in which you can study character," said the count; "on the steps of the scaffold death tears off the mask that has been worn through life, and the real visage is disclosed.

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"How strange," continued the king, with some asperity; "the police think that they have disposed of the whole matter when they say, 'A murder has been committed,' and especially so when they can add, 'And we are on the track of the guilty persons.'"

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Hatred is blind, anger is foolhardy, and he who pours out vengeance risks having to drink a bitter draft.

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All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face.

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That is a dream also; only he has remained asleep, while you have awakened; and who knows which of you is the most fortunate?

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If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.

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In reality, when you have once devoted your life to your enterprises, you are no longer the equal of other men, or, rather, other men are no longer your equals, and whosoever has taken this resolution, feels his strength and resources doubled.

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I love the life you've always made so sweet for me and I'd regret it if I had to die.' 'Do you mean to say that if I left you—' 'I'd die, yes.' 'Then you love me?

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For, however all other feelings may be withered in a woman's nature, there is always one bright smiling spot in the maternal breast, and that is where a dearly-beloved child is concerned.

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All human wisdom is contained in these two words, Wait and Hope.

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