And now, farewell to kindness, humanity and gratitude… I have substituted myself for Providence in rewarding the good; may the God of vengeance now yield me His place to punish the wicked.
ALEXANDRE DUMASSo rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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God is always the last resource.
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Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.
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When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
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Unfortunates, who ought to begin with God, do not have any hope in him till they have exhausted all other means of deliverance.
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It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
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So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.
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Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.
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Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy’s misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred.
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One’s work may be finished someday, but one’s education never.
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Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
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God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.
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Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.
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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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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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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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Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
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Business? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
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I am a count, not a saint.
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The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
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Oh! The good times when we were so unhappy.
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Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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True love always makes a man better, no matter who the woman is that inspires it.
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Tell the angel who will watch over your life to pray now and then for a man who, like Satan, believed himself for an instant to be equal to God, but who realized in all humility that supreme power and wisdom are in the hands of God alone.
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Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb that beneficent moisture falling on them, and nothing is outwardly apparant.
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Life is a storm. One minute you will bathe under the sun and the next you will be shattered upon the rocks. That’s when you shout, “Do your worst, for I will do mine!” and you will be remembered forever.
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