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God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.

Alexandre Dumas

It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.
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Betrayal Flower Tree
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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Afraid Alcohol Bad Fear Heart Thinking Worst
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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Man Promise Rare Threat Woman
No, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and have not the desire to eat.
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Boredom Courage Desire Hungry Myself Sleep
Know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all.
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Appearance Darkness Illumination Sun Yourself
Time, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.
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Friendship Known Man Time Wait
The tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree.
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Betrayal Flower Tree
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
Great is truth. Fire cannot burn it nor water drown it.
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Burn Fire Greatness Truth Water
Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
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Drama Life Myself Reality
Women are never so strong as after their defeat.
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Defeat Myself Strong Woman
Haste is a poor counselor.
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Counseling Haste Poor
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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Dragon Fight Guard Happiness Order Palace
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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Beginning Deliver Exhausted God
Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen.
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Blossom Fruit Ripe Slow Watch Youth
Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting diety.
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Diet Drunk Lover Protection

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