Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.
ALEXANDRE DUMASIt 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.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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So rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.
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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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Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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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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You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
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If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.
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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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So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it, and sometimes three.
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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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Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
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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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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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When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
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God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
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