When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWe are never quits with those who oblige us,” was Dantes’ reply; “for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
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You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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For all evils there are two remedies – time and silence.
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Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.
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Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? – why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections – an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places – which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.
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There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.
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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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The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.
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Business? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
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We are always in a hurry to be happy; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.
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Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.
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I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
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Here is your final lesson – do not commit the crime for which you now serve the sentence. God said, “Vengeance is mine.” […] He believes in you.
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Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
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Pain, thou art not an evil.
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