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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.

Alexandre Dumas

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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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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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What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to revenge myself!
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God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
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How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure!
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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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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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Pain, thou art not an evil.
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Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.
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We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.
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It is only the dead who do not return.
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Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.
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I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
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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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Oh! The good times when we were so unhappy.
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