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I am a count, not a saint.

Alexandre Dumas

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
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Comparison Grief Happiness Misery Oneself State World
In politics, my dear fellow, you know, as well as I do, there are no men, but ideas – no feelings, but interests; in politics we do not kill a man, we only remove an obstacle, that is all.
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Feeling Ideas Kill Known Man Obstacle Politics Removal
Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.
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Business Live Man Ourselves Risk
One’s work may be finished someday, but one’s education never.
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Education Finish Oneself Work
Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds.
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Blessing Goodness Gratitude Happiness Heart Myself
Capricious and unfaithful, the king wished to be called Louis the Just and Louis the Chaste. Posterity will find a difficulty in understanding this character, which history explains only by facts and never by reason.
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Character Fact Faith Reason Understanding Willing
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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Laughter Myself Please Privilege
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
The tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree.
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Betrayal Flower Tree
I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.
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Bored Food Hungry Myself
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
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Division Fall Togetherness Unity
In love, writing is dangerous, not to mention pointless.
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Dangerous Love Point Wasted Time Writing
Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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Adventure Fear Myself Seek
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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Blow Heaven People Resignation Struggle Suffering Tears Willing
You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Charming Doubt Yourself
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.
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Advice Blame General Order People Rule

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