When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWomen are never so strong as after their defeat.
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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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Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.
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I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.
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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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If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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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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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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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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For there are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart.
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I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
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It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
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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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Life is a storm. One minute you will bathe under the sun and the next you will be shattered upon the rocks. That’s when you shout, “Do your worst, for I will do mine!” and you will be remembered forever.
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God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.
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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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