He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThat is a dream also; only he has remained asleep, while you have awakened; and who knows which of you is the most fortunate?
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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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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It is only the dead who do not return.
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In this world, all–men, women, and kings–must live for the present. We can only live for the future for God
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Happiness is egotistical.
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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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Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
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The wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted.
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So rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.
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I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
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The tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree.
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We are never quits with those who oblige us,” was Dantes’ reply; “for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude.
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We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.
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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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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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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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