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In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents.

Alexandre Dumas

When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
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Heart Himself Man Resolution
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
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Comparison Grief Happiness Misery Oneself State World
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
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Division Fall Togetherness Unity
You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Charming Doubt Yourself
I am a count, not a saint.
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Count Myself Saint
To save a man and thereby to spare a father’s agony and a mother’s feelings is not to do a noble deed, it is but an act of humanity.
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Act Agony Father Humanity Man Save Spare
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
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Dragon Fight Guard Happiness Order Palace
If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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God Himself Kill Life Live Man
I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.
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Bored Food Hungry Myself
So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.
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Afraid Alcohol Bad Fear Heart Thinking Worst
There are people who are willing to suffer and swallow their tears at leisure, and God will no doubt reward them in heaven for their resignation; but those who have the will to struggle strike back at fate in retaliation for the blows they receive.
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Blow Heaven People Resignation Struggle Suffering Tears Willing
It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job.
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Difficult Person Position
Happiness is egotistical.
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Ego Happiness
Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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Adventure Fear Myself Seek
There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
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Care Friendship Heard Secret
I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.
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Book Myself Paper Sword

In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents.

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