Through the ingenuousness of her age beamed an ardent mind, a mind not of the women but of the poet; she did not please, she intoxicated.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThrough the ingenuousness of her age beamed an ardent mind, a mind not of the women but of the poet; she did not please, she intoxicated.
ALEXANDRE DUMASTrue love always makes a man better, no matter who the woman is that inspires it.
ALEXANDRE DUMASFor all evils there are two remedies – time and silence.
ALEXANDRE DUMASBusiness? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThe custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow – so arbitrary are these transient laws.
ALEXANDRE DUMASLearning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.
ALEXANDRE DUMASEdmond Dantes: I don’t believe in God. Abbe Faria: That doesn’t matter, He believes in you.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWhen a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
ALEXANDRE DUMASHere 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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASHappiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
ALEXANDRE DUMASPhilosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
ALEXANDRE DUMASOrder is the key to all problems.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWomen are never so strong as after their defeat.
ALEXANDRE DUMASI am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThere is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
ALEXANDRE DUMASSo he went down, smiling sceptically and mutter the final word in human wisdom: ‘Perhaps!
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