As a general rule…people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.
ALEXANDRE DUMASEdmond Dantes: I don’t believe in God. Abbe Faria: That doesn’t matter, He believes in you.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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The wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted.
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Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb that beneficent moisture falling on them, and nothing is outwardly apparant.
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Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.
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He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
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You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.
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What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to revenge myself!
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I am a count, not a saint.
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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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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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So rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.
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We are always in a hurry to be happy; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.
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In love, writing is dangerous, not to mention pointless.
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