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On what slender threads do life and fortune hang.

Alexandre Dumas

Every individual, from the highest to the lowest degree, has his place in the ladder of social life, and around him swirls a little world of interests, composed of stormy passions and conflicting atoms.
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Conflict Life Passion Place Social Storm
Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another.
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Different Heart Lips Oneself Thinking
God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
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Father God Himself Judgement Mercy Religion
Know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all.
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Appearance Darkness Illumination Sun Yourself
We’ll go where the air is pure, where all sounds are soothing, where, no matter how proud one may be, one feels humble and finds oneself small- in short, we’ll go to the sea. I love the sea as one loves a mistress and I long for her when I haven’t seen her for some time
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Finding Humble Oneself Pure Soothing Sound
I came to Paris with four écus in my pocket, and I’d have fought with anybody who told me I was in no condition to buy the Louvre.
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Came Condition Fight Myself
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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Awake Dreams Fortunate Himself Known Sleep
Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen.
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Blossom Fruit Ripe Slow Watch Youth
Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.
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Holy Instagram Captions Love Sacred Woman
True, I have raped history, but it has produced some beautiful offspring.
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Beautiful History Offspring Rape
He’s right: They have to put madmen with madmen.
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Mad Man Right Togetherness
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
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Division Fall Togetherness Unity
Time, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.
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Friendship Known Man Time Wait
Happiness is egotistical.
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Ego Happiness
In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents.
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Business Friendship Oneself
You scholars, you’re in communication with the devil.
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Communication Devil Yourself

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