On what slender threads do life and fortune hang.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
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Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas The wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted.
Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.
Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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