I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.
ALEXANDRE DUMASMoral wounds have this peculiarity – they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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Happiness is egotistical.
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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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And now, farewell to kindness, humanity and gratitude… I have substituted myself for Providence in rewarding the good; may the God of vengeance now yield me His place to punish the wicked.
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Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.
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You scholars, you’re in communication with the devil.
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Great is truth. Fire cannot burn it nor water drown it.
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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.
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All for one, one for all, that is our device.
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Here is your final lesson – do not commit the crime for which you now serve the sentence. God said, “Vengeance is mine.” […] He believes in you.
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Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen.
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Wait and hope!
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The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow – so arbitrary are these transient laws.
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There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
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I am a count, not a saint.
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Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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