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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASA person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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I do not often laugh, sir, as you may perceive by the air of my countenance; but nevertheless, I retain the privilege of laughing when I please.
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I am a count, not a saint.
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Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.
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When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.
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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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In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner fearsome, makes him feared.
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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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It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
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Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
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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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How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.
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God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
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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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Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
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